What would you give to know the truth?
In the quiet corners of the globe, four strangers – a cynical American programmer, an aging Japanese priest, a troubled Arabic mercenary and a mysterious Fijian girl – receive a series of chilling apocalyptic visions. Desperate to understand their frightening visions of the future, these four troubled souls are simultaneously drawn to a dark city in the West where their fates – and the fate of the world – are revealed to be linked together and somehow part of a global conspiracy. Amidst an epic struggle of man, machine and otherworldly fear, these reluctant heroes must be willing to sacrifice everything…in order to know the truth and save us all!
DirectorBrooke Burgess
WriterBrooke Burgess
Introitus
Feb 14, 2001
Four strangers from around the world are compelled to seek answers about a coming darkness.
Cryptic
Feb 21, 2001
A young programmer uncovers evidence of corporate malfeasance.
Versus
Feb 28, 2001
In the desert along the Iraqi border, a former soldier fights for his sanity.
Epiphany
Mar 7, 2001
Kamimura explores the memories of an old foe for the cause of his temple's destruction.
Awakening
Mar 14, 2001
A tribal chief holds a mournful vigil at his adopted daughter's bedside.
Synchronicity
Mar 21, 2001
Oran walks delirious through the desert. Raimi recovers from his seizure. Kamimura awakens to find himself in the back of a strange man's truck. Shandala awaits the arrival of a mysterious man from the West.
Lucid
Mar 28, 2001
Shaken by his haunting encounter with the vagrant, Raimi hopes for the memory to wash away with sleep.
Lomalagi
Apr 4, 2001
A man from the West seeks to return Shandala to her true family.
Personas
Apr 11, 2002
Kamimura travels by plane from Tokyo to Coast City. Oran has been detained by NATO forces. Raimi meets with Biocom CEO Benjamin Palmer.
Trinity
Apr 24, 2002
Kamimura arrives in the United States. Raimi does some digging into Biocom.
Surfacing
May 1, 2002
Sailing westward on Gabriel's yacht, Shandala considers the possibilities of meeting her real family.
Passage
May 8, 2002
Gabriel confronts Shandala after hearing his men scream in terror and flee from her. Two racist lieutenants abuse Oran. Kamimura travels to Coast City. Raimi prepares for a project.
Insertion
May 15, 2002
Raimi is confronted by the truth that his paranoid delusions are real, and that he's part of a plot to outfit a covert military branch with a dark device.
Harbingers
May 22, 2002
Kamimura ponders his past as a young priest leading the order of a Buddhist monastery. In the present, he finds himself roaming the lonely crime-ridden streets of Coast City. Meanwhile, Raimi seeks answers from Oran.
Tempest
May 29, 2002
Shandala mourns for the loss of her adopted brother. Oran finds himself alive and in strange new territory. Raimi walks him through what has happened to him thus far, and how it all ties into Biocom.
Fallen
Jun 5, 2003
Shandala relives a memory from her childhood.
Lazarus
Jun 18, 2003
Oran and Raimi hide from the military in Sandra's apartment.
Forecast
Jun 25, 2003
Oran and Raimi take shelter in a downtown mystic shop to plan their next move, but the mysterious owner may hold the key to their futures.
Signals
Jul 2, 2003
Raimi leads Oran and Kamimura on a mission to spy on Biocom CEO Benjamin Palmer.
Inside
Jul 9, 2003
Raimi, Oran and Kamimura hide Shandala in a motel room, where they try to make sense of all that has happened to them.
Convergence
Jul 16, 2003
Raimi, Oran and Kamimura plan their next move with city curfews and the military standing in their way.
Revelation
Jul 23, 2003
Shandala, Raimi, Oran and Kamimura get the answers they are looking for aboard Gabriel's ship.
Ascent
Jul 30, 2003
Raimi, Kamimura and Oran hide in an alley mere blocks away from the Biocom building, trying to plan some way to get inside and expose the truth.
Truth
Aug 6, 2003
Raimi, Oran and Kamimura learn the truth. Shandala understands her purpose.
JaytonS23
@JaytonS23
SPOILERS AHEAD! READ AT YOUR OWN RISK! “I watched Broken Saints. The DVD of it was the cheapest purchase I made on eBay at just $1.38. That, the Brand New condition, and the intriguing logline were signs I was in for something epic. I was speechless throughout it as I was hooked till the last panel. The motion comic brought the story to life by providing it with spectacular art, effects, and visuals. The year it was released (in 2001) also contributed to its uniqueness. The story was nicely paced and structured and I was baffled when other reviewers called it boring and slow. Contrarily, the slowness let the characters live in the moment, reflect on what happened to them, and showed their progress of getting where they needed to be. The characters were all three-dimensional and had distinct voices. My favorites were Raimi for his relatability and witty dialogue and Oran for his accent, composure, and physique. Shandala and Kamimura were also great characters and I was sad when they sacrificed themselves to save the world. I expressed several emotions during the series as they ranged from curiosity and excitement to fear and panic. The beginning and end quotes of the episodes neatly symbolized their plots and themes. I was aghast at the lack of publicity the series had and was determined to give it more recognition. Broken Saints outranked Take Down as my favorite media of the year and increased my interest in miniseries.“
