Synopsis

Tut-ankh-en-set-amun, a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy on display at a museum, is revived in the present day by a bolt of lightning. You'd think someone who's been dead for three millenniums would be a bit more humble after returning to life, but once an egotistical boy king, always an egotistical boy king. Now a confused blend of zombie pharaoh and Frankenstein's monster, this reanimated ruler… adapts to his modern-day surroundings with the help of young friend Cleo and her talking cat, Luxor.

Irish TV production company Telegael, which is based in An SpidÃ©al, County Galway, also won an Emmy Award for the second season.

A TV movie entitled Tutenstein: Clash of the Pharaohs aired on October 11, 2008, ending the series.

And the past is full of surprises." Stephens spent many years developing the show for television, coming up with the new setting and cast of characters that diverged significantly from the original comics.

Stephens became the creative consultant of the show, with character designer Fil Barlow reinterpreting the look of the entire series.

Barlow was the production designer until his contracted 20 episodes expired and was fired.

The production company, PorchLight Entertainment, which is based in Los Angeles, California, has won Emmys for the first and second seasons of the series.