RoboCop (franchise) "they need a husband... and a father. I cannot be that. But I can protect them." RoboCop appears in "RoboCop: Prime Directives" played by Page Fletcher. The series takes place ten years after "RoboCop", RoboCop has become outdated, tired, and quasi-suicidal. Delta City (formerly Detroit) is now considered the safest place on Earth, and he is no longer viewed as particularly necessary. The first half of the series focuses on Alex Murphy's former partner, John T. Cable, who is slain by RoboCop due to his system being hacked and being programmed to terminate Cable. Cable is then resurrected as a
RoboCop: The Series as simply naïve and ignorant, in contrast to their malicious and immoral behavior from the second film onward. While "RoboCop" was initially an American property, Orion Pictures received a $500,000 cash infusion for TV licensing rights to Canada's Skyvision Entertainment. This allowed access to co-production treaties and possible partnerships with other countries. The series was filmed in Toronto and Mississauga, Ontario and originally planned for a January 1994 debut, several months after the unsuccessful release of "RoboCop 3". Skyvision was also in negotiation with Peter Weller, the original RoboCop, but this did not come to fruition. Twenty-two episodes were made,