Babylon 5: In the Beginning

*Babylon 5: In the Beginning*
Babylon 5: In the Beginning
	TNT promotional poster for Babylon 5: In The Beginning
Genre	Space opera; Drama;
Created by	J. Michael Straczynski
Written by	J. Michael Straczynski
Directed by	Michael Vejar
Starring	Bruce Boxleitner; Mira Furlan; Richard Biggs; Andreas Katsulas; Peter Jurasik; Reiner Schöne; Michael O'Hare;
Theme music composer	Christopher Franke
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Douglas Netter; J. Michael Straczynski;
Producers	John Copeland; Susan Norkin (associate producer);
Cinematography	John C. Flinn III
Editor	Skip Robinson
Running time	94 minutes
Production companies	Babylonian Productions; Warner Bros. Television;
Original release
Network	TNT
Release	January 4, 1998

Babylon 5: In the Beginning is a 1998 American made-for-television film set in the Babylon 5 fictional universe. It was written by J. Michael Straczynski and directed by Michael Vejar. The film originally aired on January 4, 1998 on the TNT cable network, a couple of weeks before the fifth season of the series began.

The film tells the story of the war between humans and an alien race known as the Minbari, which forms an important part of the backstory of Babylon 5. The war begins as the result of a misunderstanding, and nearly leads to the extermination of the human race, but is halted by the Minbari leadership at the last moment for reasons that remain secret for over a decade. This near-destruction of the human race leads to the Earth Alliance commissioning the Babylon space stations as a means of preventing further wars.

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