The Incredible Hulk (1982): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1982, The Incredible Hulk is an animation and drama series.

What it’s about. The Incredible Hulk is an animated television series based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The series ran for 13 episodes on NBC in 1982, part of a combined hour with Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. Unlike the previous live-action The Incredible Hulk television series from Universal in the 1970s, this series was based upon the Hulk comic-books and was able to portray the more fantastical elements of the comics as sticking to his true name and origin as well as featuring the return of the original characters in his life all of which the live-action series refused to show. It featured stories faithful to the source material from Marvel, In addition, new recurring characters were created for the series including the Hispanic family of father Rio and his youthful daughter Rita.

Who’s in it. The Incredible Hulk stars Michael Horton as Rick Jones (voice), B.J. Ward as Betty Ross (voice), Michael Bell as Bruce Banner (voice) and Robert Ridgely as General Ross (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.1/10, The Incredible Hulk has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Google Play Movies. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Incredible Hulk page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Incredible Hulk tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.