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The first season of Mortal Kombat Legacy is a prequel to the original game, explaining the background stories of several characters from the series and demonstrating their reasons for participating in the upcoming tenth Mortal Kombat tournament on which the first game was based.
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Checked Sep 3, 2026
Mortal Kombat: Legacy is available to stream on HBO (Via Hulu), HBO Max, and HBO Max (Via Amazon Prime) in United States. You can also rent or buy it from Google Play, Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
The first season of Mortal Kombat Legacy is a prequel to the original game, explaining the background stories of several characters from the series and demonstrating their reasons for participating in the upcoming tenth Mortal Kombat tournament on which the first game was based.
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Episode 1
When Lt. Sonya Blade calls in a report that she has tracked down Kano, "Jax" Briggs convinces his superior, Kurtis Stryker, to take in a squad of men, only to discover that it's a trap
Directed by Kevin TancharoenWritten by Todd Helbing, Kevin Tancharoen, Aaron HelbingGuest stars Darren Shahlavi, Tahmoh Penikett, Colin Corrigan, Matt Reimer, Andrew Chin, Brett Chan, Phillip Mitchell, Kim Do Nguyen
Episode 2
While Jax and Kano fight to the death, Sonya manages to escape her bonds. However, Jax is forced to protect her from an explosion, injuring both of them
Directed by Kevin TancharoenWritten by Todd Helbing, Kevin Tancharoen, Aaron HelbingGuest stars Darren Shahlavi, Tahmoh Penikett, Matt Reimer, Andrew Chin, Brett Chan, Phillip Mitchell, Kim Do Nguyen, Serge Houde
Episode 3
Johnny Cage, former Power Ranger, tries to restart his career as an action star only to find that no one wants a washed-up teenage actor. But when TV executives push him too far, Johnny goes berserk... and gets an offer he can't refuse
Directed by Kevin TancharoenWritten by Todd Helbing, Aaron HelbingGuest stars Matt Mullins, Ed Boon, David Nykl, Adrian Hough, Erica Cerra, Victor Lucas, Brian Goodman, Elysia Rotaru
Episode 4
Beautiful, athletic, and trained as highly skilled assassins, Kitana and Mileena have grown up thinking that they are sisters. Shao Kahn, Emperor of the Outworld, has tricked Shang Tsung into becoming his servant for Mortal Kombat by making him clone Mileena as a Tarkatan clone of Kitana, out of Shao Kahn's fear that Kitana wouldn't love him enough if she ever found out the truth about her Mother and Father
Directed by Kevin TancharoenWritten by Todd Helbing, Aaron HelbingGuest stars Fraser Aitcheson, Samantha Win, Beatrice King, Lani Gelera, Colin Decker, Eli Zagoudakis, Don Lew, Aleks Paunovic
Episode 5
The rivalry between Kitana and Mileena grows, while Kitana attempts to learn the truth behind her childhood and the real identity of her parents
Directed by Kevin TancharoenWritten by Todd Helbing, Aaron HelbingGuest stars Samantha Win, Aleks Paunovic, Jolene Tran, Kirby Morrow, Beatrice King, Johnson Phan, Karin Inghammar, Fraser Aitcheson
Episode 6
Raiden falls to earth and is confined to a mental hospital. With time running out before the beginning of the Mortal Kombat tournament, his only hope for escape lies with a fellow patient, Anna Blue
Directed by Kevin TancharoenWritten by Todd Helbing, Aaron HelbingGuest stars Ryan Robbins, Tracy Spiridakos, Peter Hall, Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle, Sylvesta Stuart, Larnell Stovall
Episode 7
In feudal Japan, the greatest warrior, General Hanzo Hasashi of the Shirai Ryu, reluctantly trains his son in the ways of battle. However, when the Shogun arrives, Hanzo discovers that his Ryu's enemies have set a trap
Directed by Kevin TancharoenWritten by Kevin TancharoenGuest stars Ian Anthony Dale, Kevan Ohtsji, Brandon Nomura, Maurissa Tancharoen, Victor Kimura
Episode 8
With the Shirai Ryu clan murdered by the hands of Sub-Zero and the Lin Kuei, Hanzo Hasashi has failed to protect his village. With his eternal soul destined to rot in the depths of hell, he is visited by a mysterious sorcerer. Will vengeance be enough to get Scorpion to enter the Mortal Kombat Tournament?
Directed by Kevin TancharoenWritten by Kevin TancharoenGuest stars Ian Anthony Dale, Kevan Ohtsji, Brandon Nomura, Michael J. Rogers, Johnson Phan, Maurissa Tancharoen
Episode 9
Cyrax and Sektor are chosen to be the future of the Lin Kuei by the Grand Master, but Cyrax is less than enthusiastic about giving his life over to a cybernetic transformation that will erase his memories and turn him into the ultimate fighting machine. When he discovers that the cyborg he is fighting seems closely familiar, Sektor must keep Cyrax focused on destroying Hydro, and not himself or their future...
Directed by Kevin TancharoenGuest stars Darren Shahlavi, Shane Warren Jones, Peter Shinkoda, Serge Houde, Colin Foo, Brooke Graeff, Shaun Balbar, Andrew Chin
Episode information updated Sep 16, 2026
Darren ShahlaviKano
Samantha WinKitana
Casper Van DienJohnny Cage
Ian Anthony DaleHanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
Tahmoh PenikettLt. Kurtis Stryker
Brett ChanSWAT
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