I must admit the first season was almost offensively bad, with talentless youngsters in the three lead roles and almost laughable lines, special effects and stories, but that did not stop THE SHANNARA
The second season has moved over to Spike
CHRONICLES epic TV series to get a second season! Admittedly it won't be airing on MTV anymore, but ten new episodes will start airing on Spike from October 11th!
THE FOUR LANDS IN CHAOS Second season starts its story a year after the events of last
season, with The Four Lands in chaos. The re-emergence of magic has the
populace terrified, and an organization called The Crimson is hunting
down
Austin Butler's Wil will try to become a healer again with a new hairdo
magic users, using fear and intimidation to sow discord among the
races. Wil (Austin Butler), scarred by the loss of Amberle and his separation from Eretria (Ivana Baquero), has turned his back on his
Manu Bennett is again the dark wizard Alanon
magical destiny to become a healer. But when a mysterious woman named Mareth (Malese Jow) saves Wil from a Crimson attack, he is forced to rejoin the fight.
BASED ON TERRY BROOKS SAGA
Based on the fantasy books by Terry Brooks, the second run will also star Manu Bennett (as wizard Allanon), Aaron Jakubenko (as Elven King Ander) and Marcus Vanco (as Bandon) along with new cast
Ivana Baquero returns to the role of Eretria
(which looks as randomly picked as the original one) members Vanessa Morgan (Lyria), Gentry White (Garet), Caroline Chikezie (Queen Tamlin), and Desmond Chiam (General Riga).
THE LAUNCH OF THE EPIC SERIES Just two more days people, two days before the biggest epic fantasy TV adventure of 2016 starts on the small screens with the two hour premiere episode of MTV's THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES on Tuesday January 5th! The ten episode series will bring us the television adaptations of Terry Brooks' best selling fantasy saga following the elves and trolls of Shannara!
THE STORY OF ELVES The most expensive series in MTV's history follows the inhabitants
of the Four Lands, a place set thousands of years into the future where
cataclysmic war among humans has yielded a new order after wiping out most of the humans, leaving various troll,
dwarf, elf and other species to battle one another and a set of demonic
presences in a place called the Forbidding. The lead characters are Wil
Ohmsford (Austin Butler), a healer who suddenly discovers his powers, and Amberle Elessedil (Poppy Drayton),
who becomes one of the Chosens (guardians of a mystical tree that
provides peace in their lands), and sets on a quest outside her elfin
kingdom, where she will meet Wil. They will be joined by outlawed
scavenger Eretreia (Ivana Baquero). Daniel Macphersonand John Rhys Davies also star
in John Favreau directed and produced series.
AUSTIN BUTLER IS WIL
Austin Butler leads the cast in the lead role of Wil Ohmsford - half human and half elf -
who discovers that he is the last of the legendary Shannara family.
POPPY DRAYTON IS AMBERLE Elven princess, agile, fit and
capable, she has become the first female to be accepted as one of the
Chosen, the special group of Elves responsible for the protection and
care of the ancient Ellcrys tree. But unlike the rest of the Chosen,
Amberle’s dangerous and heroic journey is just beginning.
IVANA BAQUERO IS ERETRIA
A young woman from the wrong
side of the tracks who’s been forced touse her beauty and wits to
survive. She’s a human who has been raised in a den of thieves known as
the Rovers. When she rescues elven prince Wil (Austin Butler) from danger she becomes unwittingly tied to his quest to save the Four Lands.
MANU BENNET IS ALLANON Manu Bennett from HOBBIT and SPARTACUS will play a powerful druid named Allanon, the last of his kind. He is preserving the knowledge of ancient times as a practitioner of the mystic arts.
Continuing our reports from New York Comic Con, you can feast your eyes today on the brand new trailer (showing stunning post apocalyptic landscapes and tons of magic) and stunning poster for MTV's small screen adaptation of famous fantasy epic novels THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES It has also been revealed that the epic series will start airing its ten episodes January 5th opening the brand new year television season of new shows with a special two hour episode!
THE WORLD OF ELVES Based on super popular Terry Brooks epic fantasy SHANNARA novel saga
the series follows Elvin princess Amberle (Poppy Drayton), human Eretria
(Ivana Baquero) and elf-human hybrid Wil (Austin Butler) on their quest
to save the world from an evil demon with their adventures set hundreds
of years after the society has destroyed itself through nuclear
holocaust. Daniel Macpherson, Manu Bennett, John Rhys Davies also star
in John Favreau directed and produced series. Don't forget our previous spotlight on the main characters of the upcoming series!
Along with the first character photos a new trailer has been released last night at those godawful MTV Awards for upcoming new epic fantasy series SHANNARA which is, believe it or not, arriving to MTV next January. Set thousands of years in the future in the world of elven kingdoms, the ten episode series will be the small screen adaptation of Terry Brook's popular fantasy novels. Austin Butler leads the cast in the lead role of Wil Ohmsford - half human and half elf -
who discovers that he is the last of the legendary Shannara family.
POPPY DRAYTON IS AMBERLE Elven princess, agile, fit and
capable, she has become the first female to be accepted as one of the
Chosen, the special group of Elves responsible for the protection and
care of the ancient Ellcrys tree. But unlike the rest of the Chosen,
Amberle’s dangerous and heroic journey is just beginning.
DANIEL MACPHERSON IS ARION
The heir to the Elvin throne, Arion takes himself very seriously and is the opposite of his wilder brother Ander (Aaron Jakubenko).
IVANA BAQUERO IS ERETRIA A young woman from the wrong
side of the tracks who’s been forced to use her beauty and wits to
survive. She’s a human who has been raised in a den of thieves known as
the Rovers. When she rescues elven prince Will (Austin Butler) from danger she becomes unwittingly tied to his quest to save the Four Lands.
AARON JAKUBENKO IS ANDER
Amberle’s uncle, an Elven Prince with the reputation for being the wild party boy who has yet to find his way in the world.
JOHN RHYS DAVIES IS EVENTINE King Eventine, Amberle's grandfather, who has ruled the
Elvin kingdom of Arborlon for decades)!
MANU BENNET IS ALLANON
Manu Bennett from HOBBIT and SPARTACUS will play a powerful druid named Allanon, the last of his kind.
EMILIA BURNS IS TILTON Emilia Burns (Terra Nova) will be Commander Tilton, the Captain
of the Black Watch, the legendary protectors of the Ellcrys and the
Gardens of Life
MTV's small screen adaptation of famous epic novels SHANNARA keeps casting actors, and the latest one is SPARTACUS, ARROW and THE HOBBIT star Manu Bennett who will play a druid named Allanon, the last of his kind. The ten episodes of the epic TV series already haveAustin Butler as half human and half elf - who discovers that he is the last of the legendary SHANNARA family. The events of the series take place years after the destruction of our civilisation. Poppy Draytonwill play elfin princess Amberle. Aaron Jakubenkowill be Ander, Amberle’s uncle, an Elven Prince with the reputation for being the wild party boy who has yet to find his way in the world.
'LITTLE CHAOS' FIRST TRAILER
KATE WINSLET AT ALAN RICKMAN'S KING LOUIS XIV COURT
