Babylon 5: The Gathering

Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993) is the feature-length pilot for the landmark sci-fi series, and you can watch it online on iFILM. Director Richard Compton sets up the universe: it's the 23rd century, and a massive human-built space station in neutral territory is humanity's bid to keep a fragile galactic peace alive.

Commander Jeffrey Sinclair has barely settled into his post when Ambassador Kosh of the mysterious Vorlon race arrives — and is immediately poisoned. The culprit is unknown. If Sinclair can't find the assassin fast, the station's mission collapses before it starts, and he himself is the prime suspect. The investigation forces him to navigate alliances, alien politics, and a conspiracy that runs deeper than anyone on the station wants to admit.

The pilot launched the PTEN network series that ran five seasons and went on to win multiple Emmy Awards. For fans of 1990s space opera, this is the entry point into one of the most intricately plotted fictional universes in American television. Watch Babylon 5: The Gathering online on iFILM.