Lexx (also known as LEXX: The Dark Zone Stories and Tales from a Parallel Universe) is a science fiction television series. It originally aired on April 18, 1997, on Canada's Citytv as four made-for-TV movies. Sci Fi Channel purchased the series from Salter Street Films and began airing episodes from seasons one and two for the U.S. audience in January 2000. The main characters of the series are the Lexx and its crew, consisting of the love slave Zev Bellringer; the undead former assassin and last of the Brunnen-G, Kai.