Vortex
Original Airdate: 2/3/1977

screenshots / The Fantastic Journey: Vortex (S1.E1) / 1977 Columbia Pictures Television

Short-lived 10 episode series concerning a scientific ocean expedition becoming lost in the Bermuda Triangle and washing up on an uncharted island.

Series star Jared Martin (Varian) later appeared with the Barbarian Brothers (Peter and David Paul) in the 1994 comedy Twin Sitters.

This episode guest starred actor Leif Erickson who had previously appeared for 4 seasons as Big John Cannon in the western series The High Chaparral.

Roddy McDowall (The Planet of the Apes) joined the series as a regular on episode 3 in the role of Dr. Jonathan Willaway.

Exterior filming locations included Zuma Beach, Malibu, California.

Jared Martin passed in 2017 at the age of 75.