Series

Blue Thunder

★ 6.9(126)198449m1 season

Action & Adventure Crime Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Blue Thunder is available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store in United States. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 10 June 2026.

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Creator: Guy Magar
Release date: 1984-01-06
Runtime: 49m
Language: German
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 11
Network: ABC
Status: Canceled
Country: United States of America
Studio: Columbia Pictures Television

Blue Thunder — trailer

About Blue Thunder

Blue Thunder is a 1984 web series in the Action & Adventure, Crime and Drama genres, created by Guy Magar, starring James Farentino, Dana Carvey and Sandy McPeak. It spans 1 season and 11 episodes, and originally aired on ABC. It holds an average rating of 6.9/10 from 126 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Blue Thunder in United States — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

Blue Thunder is a 1984 ABC television series based on the movie of the same title featuring the Blue Thunder helicopter. The series uses the converted Aérospatiale Gazelle helicopter and large portions of stock footage from the 1983 film. A ground unit named "Rolling Thunder" backed up the helicopter in the television series. This was a large support van with a desert camouflage off-road vehicle stored inside. The television series cast includes James Farentino, Dana Carvey, and former professional American football players Bubba Smith and Dick Butkus. The series was canceled by ABC after they felt the similar Airwolf on CBS would win the ratings battle. Also, the series aired at the same time as the CBS soap opera Dallas on Friday nights, and lost. Eleven episodes were made before the series was cancelled.