On this day in television history - Altered Carbon (2020 TV series):

Altered Carbon

Based on the Altered Carbon novel series by Richard K. Morgan.

All 8 episodes released February 27, 2020.

Music by Jordan Gagne, Jeff Russo.

Season 2. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: Phantom Lady.

Directed by Ciaran Donnelly.

Written by Laeta Kalogridis, Elizabeth Padden, Cortney Norris.

Created by Laeta Kalogridis.

Music by Jordan Gagne, Jeff Russo.

Cast: Anthony Mackie, Lela Loren, Simone Missick, Chris Conner, Dina Shihabi, Torben Liebrecht, Renée Elise Goldsberry, James Saito, Jihae, Michael Shanks, Oliver Rice, Sen Mitsuji, Bradley Stryker, Marcus Aurelio, Ian Rozylo, Steve Chang, Sonia Beeksma, Craig Haas, Andrew Chin, Jill Teed, Daniel Bernhardt, Tamiko Brownlee, Trevor Goober, Charles Chi Soo Kim, Juliana Lopez Collado, Byron Mann, Hugo Raymundo, Praise Vaughn, Maxwell Sloan Yip.

Season 2. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Payment Deferred.

Directed by Ciaran Donnelly.

Written by Sarah Nicole Jones, Elizabeth Padden, Cortney Norris.

Created by Laeta Kalogridis.

Music by Jordan Gagne, Jeff Russo.

Cast: Anthony Mackie, Lela Loren, Simone Missick, Chris Conner, Dina Shihabi, Torben Liebrecht, Renée Elise Goldsberry, James Saito, David Cubitt, Sharon Taylor, Jason Schombing, Dalias Blake, Orphée Ladouceur-Nguyen, Skyler Mowatt, Mitra Suri, Mark Acheson, Maxime Savaria, Max Boateng, Victor Zinck Jr., Kevan Ohtsji, Marilyn Norry, Kareem Malcolm, Xander Hall, Cecilia Deacon, Jason William Day, Fraser Aitcheson, Lorna Joan Barrie, Charles Chi Soo Kim, Nelina Nenadic.

Season 2. Episode 3.

Episode entitled: Nightmare Alley.

Directed by MJ Bassett.

Written by Michael R. Perry, Elizabeth Padden, Cortney Norris.

Created by Laeta Kalogridis.

Music by Jordan Gagne, Jeff Russo.

Cast: Anthony Mackie, Lela Loren, Simone Missick, Chris Conner, Dina Shihabi, Torben Liebrecht, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Ato Essandoh, Martha Higareda, Dichen Lachman, Sharon Taylor, Britt Irvin, Dalias Blake, Orphée Ladouceur-Nguyen, Skyler Mowatt, Mitra Suri, Marilyn Norry, Xander Hall, Cecilia Deacon, Victoria Katongo, Brittany Mitchell, Kat Ruston, Darien Martin, Carmela Sison, Jones Bay, James Rha, Nia Cummins, Mike Wasko, Sean Owen Roberts, Karen Khunkhun, Michael Meneer, Ray G. Thunderchild, Kindall Charters, Genn Love, Daniel Bernhardt, Ian Hawes, Will Yun Lee, Sherry Nelson.

Season 2. Episode 4.

Episode entitled: Shadow of a Doubt.

Directed by MJ Bassett.

Written by Sang Kyu Kim, Elizabeth Padden, Cortney Norris.

Created by Laeta Kalogridis.

Music by Jordan Gagne, Jeff Russo.

Cast: Anthony Mackie, Lela Loren, Simone Missick, Chris Conner, Dina Shihabi, Torben Liebrecht, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Will Yun Lee, Neal McDonough, James Saito, Daniel Bernhardt, David Cubitt, Sharon Taylor, Michael Shanks, Hayley Law, Oliver Rice, Sen Mitsuji, Britt Irvin, Dalias Blake, Orphée Ladouceur-Nguyen, Skyler Mowatt, Mitra Suri, Heather Doerksen, Kamran Fulleylove, Xander Hall, Cecilia Deacon, Victor Zinck Jr., Kevan Ohtsji, Orlando Lucas, Jeremiah Oh, Damon Lipari, Daphne Hoskins, Sonia Beeksma, Kheon Clarke, Sky Kao, Teana-Marie Smith, Jackie Blackmore, Alan Mak, Nicholas Dohy, Franckie Francois, Juliana Lopez Collado, James Rha.

Season 2. Episode 5.

Episode entitled: I Wake Up Screaming.

Directed by Jeremy Webb.

Written by Cortney Norris, Elizabeth Padden, Cortney Norris.

Created by Laeta Kalogridis.

Music by Jordan Gagne, Jeff Russo.

Cast: Anthony Mackie, Lela Loren, Simone Missick, Chris Conner, Dina Shihabi, Torben Liebrecht, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Will Yun Lee, Neal McDonough, James Saito, Daniel Bernhardt, Carl Lumbly, Hayley Law, Sen Mitsuji, Matt Ellis, Dalias Blake, Orphée Ladouceur-Nguyen, Skyler Mowatt, Mitra Suri, Alessandro Juliani, Xander Hall, Cecilia Deacon, Kira Clavell, Alexander Lowe, Karen Khunkhun, Andrew Chin, Nicholas Dohy.

Season 2. Episode 6.

Episode entitled: Bury Me Dead.

Directed by Jeremy Webb.

Written by Adam Lash, Cori Uchida, Elizabeth Padden, Cortney Norris.

Created by Laeta Kalogridis.

Music by Jordan Gagne, Jeff Russo.

Cast: Anthony Mackie, Lela Loren, Simone Missick, Chris Conner, Dina Shihabi, Torben Liebrecht, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Will Yun Lee, Dichen Lachman, Matt Ellis, Dalias Blake, Orphée Ladouceur-Nguyen, Skyler Mowatt, Mitra Suri, Heather Doerksen, Dagan Nish, Megan Danso, Mike McLeod, Kareem Tristan Alleyne, Alika Autran, Tamiko Brownlee, Shawn Clark, Nicholas Dohy, Joel Kinnaman.

Season 2. Episode 7.

Episode entitled: Experiment Perilous.

Directed by Salli Richardson-Whitfield.

Written by Nevin Densham, Elizabeth Padden, Cortney Norris.

Created by Laeta Kalogridis.

Music by Jordan Gagne, Jeff Russo.

Cast: Anthony Mackie, Lela Loren, Simone Missick, Chris Conner, Dina Shihabi, Torben Liebrecht, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Will Yun Lee, Neal McDonough, James Saito, David Cubitt, Michael Shanks, Sharon Taylor, Oliver Rice, Victor Zinck Jr., Kevan Ohtsji, Mark Acheson, Orlando Lucas, Kareem Tristan Alleyne, Adam Thomas, Ely Jackson, Mike McLeod, Jorge Vargas, Bailey Corneal, Bailey Burr, Jason Cermak, Heather-Claire Nortey, Sean Millington, Darren E. Scott, Shane Kim, Elle Young, Nicholas Dohy, Charles Chi Soo Kim.

Season 2. Episode 8.

Episode entitled: Broken Angels.

Directed by Salli Richardson-Whitfield.

Written by Alison Schapker, Elizabeth Padden, Cortney Norris.

Created by Laeta Kalogridis.

Music by Jordan Gagne, Jeff Russo.

Cast: Anthony Mackie, Lela Loren, Simone Missick, Chris Conner, Dina Shihabi, Torben Liebrecht, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Will Yun Lee, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Carl Lumbly, Hayley Law, Oliver Rice, Sharon Taylor, Max Boateng, Orlando Lucas, Marilyn Norry, Naomi King, Fraser Aitcheson, Kareem Tristan Alleyne, Daniel Bernhardt, Nicholas Dohy, Charles Chi Soo Kim, Juliana Lopez Collado.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1993)

Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2002)

Star Trek: Picard (2020)

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek (2022)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 6. Episode 17.

Episode entitled: Birthright, Part II.

Released February 27, 1993.

Directed by Dan Curry.

Written by Brannon Braga, René Echevarria, Naren Shankar.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Cristine Rose, James Cromwell, Sterling Macer Jr., Alan Scarfe, Jennifer Gatti, Richard Herd, Majel Barrett, Cameron, Elliot Durant III, Inez Edwards, Jack Gilroy, Christi Haydon, Gary Hunter, Kairon John, Kurt Paul, Irving Ross.

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 1. Episode 7.

Episode entitled: Ex Posto Facto.

Released February 27, 1995.

Directed by LeVar Burton.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Evan Carlos Somers, Michael Piller, Evan Carlos Somers, Kenneth Biller.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Robin McKee, Francis Guinan, Aaron Lustig, Ray Reinhardt, Henry Brown, Derek Anthony, Julie Jiang, Jaehne Moebius, Louis Ortiz, Susan Sanders, Louis C. Simon, Simon Stotler, John Alex Tampoya, Ondar Tarlow.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 1. Episode 17.

Episode entitled: Fusion.

Released February 27, 2002.

Directed by Rob Hedden.

Written by Phyllis Strong, Michael/Mike Sussman, Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, Stephen Beck, André Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, André Bormanis.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by David Bell.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Enrique Murciano, Robert Pine, Vaughn Armstrong, John Harrington Bland, Jane Bordeaux, Michael Braveheart, Amy Kate Connolly, Evan English, Stacy Fouche, Lindley Gardner, Peter Godoy, Glen Hambly, John Jurgens, John Mullen, Cynthia Uhrich, Mark Watson.

Star Trek: Picard

Season 1. Episode 6.

Episode entitled: The Impossible Box.

Released February 27, 2020.

Directed by Maja Vrvilo.

Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Nick Zayas.

Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Alison Pill, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrera, Evan Evagora, Isa Briones, Harry Treadaway, Jonathan Del Arco, Peyton List, Barbara Eve Harris, Sumalee Montano, Marti Matulis, Ella Gross, Rico McClinton, Charlie Newhart, John Ales, Keith Campbell, Seth Fuentes, James MacKinnon, Mircea Oprea.

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

Season 1. Episode 9.

Episode entitled: Starships A-Z.

Released February 27, 2022.

Directed by Brian Volk-Weiss.

Visual Effects and animation by Jeremy Samples.

Cast: André Bormanis, Marc Cushman, Rob Klein, Gates McFadden, Denise Okuda, Michael Okuda, Andrew Probert, Rick Sternbach, John Tenuto, Maria Jose Tenuto.

On this day in movie history - Number One with a Bullet (1987):

Number One with a Bullet

directed by Jack Smight,

written by Gail Morgan Hickman, Andrew Kurtzman, Rob Riley and James Belushi,

based on a story by Gail Morgan Hickman,

was released in the United States on February 27, 1987.

Music by Alf Clausen.

Cast:

Robert Carradine, Billy Dee Williams, Valerie Bertinelli, Peter Graves, Doris Roberts, Bobby Di Cicco, Ray Girardin, Barry Sattels, Mykelti Williamson, Jon Gries, Richard Minchenberg, Michael Goodwin, LaGena Hart, Alex Rebar, Artie Ripp, Daniel Demorest, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Valerie McIntosh, Eddie Frescas, John Durbin, Tony Pierce, Joyce Cunning, Larry Poindexter, Chris DeRose, Ken Gibbel, Jerome Chambers, Venice Kong, Stacey Binn, David Sargent, Gene LeBell, Nick Cinardo, Angela Elayne Gibbs, Bill Gazzarri, Manuel Márquez, José González, Jeff Jensen, David Efron, Spice Williams-Crosby, Jean Malahni, Casey Griffin, Timothy Noyes, Patricia L. Desmond, Ancel Cook, Shari Shattuck, John Hazelwood, Chris Brown, Willie H. Reaves, Yvette Cruise, Jason Scura, Daniel D. Halleck, Bill M. Ryusaki, Carl Ciarfalio, Manny Perry, Dyee Dysart, Virgil Wilson, Herb Tanney, Kim Marriner, Prince Hughes, Jim Wilkey, Bob Aprea, Michael Yama, Faith Minton, James M. Halty, Lorrie Marlow, Natalie Alexander, George Vasilios Choulos, Gerald Walsh, Ted Mehous, Claude A. Wyle, Kevin Seymour, Hope Kelley, Helen Kelly, Shawn McBurney.

On this day in movie history - Road Games (1981):

Road Games

aka Roadgames,

directed by Richard Franklin,

written by Everett De Roche,

based on a story by Everett De Roche and Richard Franklin,

was released in the United States on February 27, 1981.
Music by Brian May.

Cast:

Stacy Keach, Jamie Lee Curtis, Marion Edward, Grant Page, Thaddeus Smith, Steve Millichamp, Alan Hopgood, John Murphy, Bill Stacey, Robert Thompson, Ed Turley, Angelica La Bozzetta, Colin Vancao, Paul Harris, Rochelle Harris, Tony Bishop, Abbe Holmes, Carole-Ann Aylett, Killer (the dog), Les James, Tom Ryan.

On this day in television history - Space 1999 (1977):

Space 1999

Season 2. Episode 21.

Episode entitled: Dorzak.

Released February 27, 1977.

Directed by Val Guest.

Written by Christopher Penfold.

Series created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson.

Music by Derek Wadsworth.

Cast: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Catherine Schell, Tony Anholt, Nick Tate, Lee Montague, Jill Townsend, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Sam Dastor, Seretta Wilson, Richard Le Parmentier, Yasuko Nagazumi, Paul Jerricho, John Judd, Jenny Cresswell, Quentin Pierre, Marc Smith.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959):

M Squad

Season 2. Episode 22.
Episode entitled: The Take Over.
Released February 27, 1959.
Directed by Don Medford.
Written by B.X. Sanborn and Jack Laird.
Music by Benny Carter.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Joan O’Brien, Murvyn Vye, Sylvia Stone, Kem Dibbs, John Sebastian, Tony Rock, Paul Baxley.

Born on this day – Rene Kirby:

Rene Kirby

Actor

February 27, 1955 – July 11, 2025

Credits:

Carnivàle (2005); Shallow Hal (2001); Stuck on You (2003).

Born on this day – Roger Pratt:

Roger Pratt

Cinematographer

February 27, 1947 – December 31, 2024

Credits:

102 Dalmatians (2000); 12 Monkeys (1995); 4 Play (1989); Batman (1989); Bernard and the Genie (1991); Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1990); Beyond Batman: Visualizing Gotham - The Production Design of Batman (2005); Black Angel (1980); Bleak Moments (1971); Brazil (1985); Build a Scene (2003); Chocolat (2000); Closing the Ring (2007); Concert for George (2003); Consuming Passions (1988); Dorian Gray (2009); Dutch Girls (1985); Frankenstein (1994); French Exchange (2017); Grey Owl (1999); Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002); Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005); High Hopes (1988); In Love and War (1996); In Too Deep: The Second Task (2006); Inkheart (2008); Iris (2001); Jabberwocky (1977); Jadoo (2013); Joséphine, ange gardien (2006); Keeping Rosy (2014); Meantime (1983); Mona Lisa (1986); Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975); Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979); Monty Python’s the Meaning of Life (1983); Mr. Bean (1991–1992); My Childhood (1972); Not I (2000); Paris by Night (1988); Performance (1998); Scoop (1987); Shadowlands (1993); Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - The Legend Reborn (2005); Snow White and the Huntsman (2012); Swan National Office (1985); The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000); The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988); The Avengers (1998); The Crimson Permanent Assurance (1983); The D.A. (1971); The Dollar Bottom (1981); The End of the Affair (1999); The Fisher King (1991); The Karate Kid (2010); The Line, the Cross & the Curve (1993); The Planets (1985); The Sender (1982); The Short & Curlies (1987); The Spirit of Cheshire (1980); The Storyteller: Greek Myths (1991); The Tractor Factor (1982); Troy (2004); V. (1987); Year of the Comet (1992).

Born on this day – Mary Frann:

Mary Frann

Actress

February 27, 1943 – September 23, 1998

Credits:

American Horror Story (2011); An Evening at the Improv (1990); Apple's Way (1974); Battle of the Network Stars XVIII (1985); Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction / Segment: The Curse of Hampton Manor (1999); Bob Newhart: A Legacy of Laughter (2024); Breakaway (1984); Burke's Law (1994); Cannon (1973); CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade (1984 / 1985); CBS Comedy Bloopers (1990); CBS Tournament of Roses Parade (1985); Crook & Chase (1996); Dance 'Til Dawn (1988); Darkroom (1981); Days of Our Lives (1974–1979); Diagnosis Murder (1998); Eight Is Enough: A Family Reunion (1987); Entertainment Tonight (2024); Fantasy Island (1978); Fatal Charm (1990); Firehouse (1974); Get Smart (1968); Gidget's Summer Reunion (1985); Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987); Hawaii Five-O (1972); History of the Sitcom (2021); Hotel (1984–1985); Hour Magazine (1984–1988); I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990); Into the Night (1991); King's Crossing (1982); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1964); Lancer (1969); Late Night with David Letterman (1986); Live with Kelly and Mark (1989–1990); Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1997); Lucky Chances (1990); Meet Marlon Brando (1966); Miss Universe Pageant (1986); Miss USA Pageant (1987); My Friend Tony (1969); Nashville Rebel (1966); Nero Wolfe (1981); Newhart (1982–1990); On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize (2002); Portrait of an Escort (1980); Quincy, M.E. (1977); Return to Peyton Place (1972-1974); Search (1972); Single Women Married Men (1989); Star Search (1985); Stone (1980); Super Bloopers and Practical Jokes (1985); That Girl (1968); The 13th Annual People's Choice Awards (1987); The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1985); The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1999); The Arsenio Hall Show (1989); The F.B.I. (1974); The Fantastic Journey (1977); The Hitchhiker (1991); The Incredible Hulk (1978); The Infinite Power Workout (1998); The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1972); The Merv Griffin Show (1984); The New Mike Hammer (1987); The Pat Sajak Show (1989); The Prom: It's a Pleasure! (1961); The Rockford Files (1975–1978); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1983); The TVTV Show (1977); The Wide World of Mystery (1975); The Wil Shriner Show (1987); The Wild Wild West (1968–1969); This Is Your Life (1993); TV's 50 Funniest Catch Phrases (2009); TV's Greatest Sidekicks (2004); Vicki! (1993); WKRP in Cincinnati (1981); Woman in the Rain (1976).

Born on this day – Bill Hunter:

Bill Hunter

Actor

February 27, 1940 – May 21, 2011

Born on this day – P.H. Moriarty:

P.H. Moriarty

Actor

February 27, 1939 – February 2, 2025

Derek Thompson (left/back), Bob Hoskins (center), P.H. Moriarty (right), in The Long Good Friday (1980)

Credits:

A Sense of Freedom (1981); BBC2 Playhouse (1982); Bird of Prey (1982); Bloody Kids (1980); Chaplin (1992); Children of Dune (2003); Dear Sarah (1989); Doctors (2004); Dune - The Filmmakers' Vision (2014); Dune - The Production Story (2014); Dune (2000); Evil Never Dies (2014); For the Greater Good (1991); Fox (1980); Frank Herbert's Dune: The Lure of Spice (2002); GB3-Being Young (2005); I Love the 1990s (2001); Jaws 3-D (1983); Judge John Deed (2005); Law & Order (1978); Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998); Making Dune's Children: VFX Revealed (2003); Number One (1984); Outland (1981); Palmer (1991); Patriot Games (1992); Persian Eyes (2015); Play for Today (1979); Quadrophenia (1979); Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins (2021); Screen One (1989); Scum (1979); Slayground (1983); Southwark: The Movie - Hard Day at Office Love? (2003); Strangers (1982); Submerged (2005); Sunday Premiere (1986); The Battersea Ripper (2006); The Bill (1989–2000); The Chelsea Cowboy (2025); The Chinese Detective (1981); The Gentle Touch (1982); The Long Good Friday (1980); The Making of 'Jaws 3-D': Sharks Don't Die (1983); The Nation's Health (1983); The Paradise Club (1990); The Professionals (1982); The Riddle (2007); Thief Takers (1997).