Veritas: The Quest 1
2003-01-27 | Action & Adventure,Drama | 13 episodes1 Season
Episode
Reunion (2003)
In the premiere episode, ""Reunion,"" When Nikko Zond, a hyper-intelligent but rebellious teenager still mourning the death of his renowned archeologist mother, is kicked out of yet another boarding school, he is delivered to his estranged archaeologist father, Solomon. But on the way home, when the two narrowly escape pursuit by armed men, Nikko realizes his father's career as a university professor is just a cover. Solomon is really head of the Veritas (Latin for ""truth"") Foundation, whose agenda is to seek the truth behind the mysteries of history and civilization and to protect its secrets at all costs. Soon, and against his father's better judgment, Nikko enters the high tech, classified world of Veritas and begins a journey that will lead to the unlocking of universal mysteries and, hopefully, bring him and his emotionally estranged father back together. Nikko and the Veritas jet to Paris, where Solomon is hot on the trail of a fabled vessel that contains a key to the puzzle of how
Directed By
- Bryan Spicer
Writer
- John Zinman
Antarctica (2003)
Danger in Antarctica awaits the team, forced to crash-land a plane during a fierce storm and brave unforgiving elements in a search for an ancient, mysterious source of energy.
Directed By
- Perry Lang
Writer
- John Zinman
Skulls (2003)
Solomon teams up with Bella Nicholson, a femme fatale tomb raider/scientist, to find an ancient crystal skull once owned by Hitler that can transform molecular science.But when Solomon discovers that Bella is involved with a secret neo-Nazi group with plans to raise the Fourth Reich and is out to double cross him, the Veritas team must stay one step ahead to stop the coming of the end of days. Meanwhile, Nikko is stalked by an odd clairvoyant who claims to know the Truth.
Directed By
- Adam Nimoy
Writer
- John Zinman
Heist (2003)
A precarious undercover operation targets a ruthless arms dealer, in control of an artifact called the Sphere of Archimedes that's said to hold the key to an apocalyptic scenario.
Directed By
- Winrich Kolbe
Writer
- Rick Kellard
Wheel of Dharma
The hunt for a sacred Buddhist relic takes the team to Tibet, where the search---and the safety of Solomon's imprisoned son---hinge on the unraveling of a cryptic message.
Directed By
- R. W. Goodwin
Writer
- Julie Bean