The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne (2000)

The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne is a 2000 Canadian scifi-adventure series that aired on the CBC television network, starring Chris Demetral in the title role and costarring Michel Courtemanche, Michael Praed, and Francesca Hunt. Set in an alternative, steampunk-influenced version of the 19th century, the series imagines the real-life French author Verne as a young man, whose adventures in the series would eventually inspire the plots of his successful novels. The series was cancelled after a single season.



The Eyes of Lazarus (Season 1, Episode 6)
Passepartout (Courtemanche) conducts a seance to communicate with the spirit of his dead aunt, but instead becomes possessed by Lazarus, an anarchist who died at the hands of Phineas Fogg (Praed). Lazarus intends to use Passepartout to kill Fogg, but he is committed to a mental institution. When Rebecca (Hunt) visits Passepartout in his cell, she foolishly places herself in a position that allows Lazarus to possess her. It's up to Verne and Fogg (and Passepartout's dead aunt) to save Rebecca and stop Lazarus.

The Victorian Candidate (Season 1, Episode 21)
The League of Darkness executes an elaborate plan to kidnap Fogg and brainwash him into assassinating Queen Victoria.