Witchblade 

Based on the comic with the same title, this series follows the adventures of police detective Sara Pezzini, the bearer of the Witchblade. The Witchblade is a powerful gauntlet-like weapon ... See full summary »

Creators:

Marc Silvestri, Michael Turner

Stars:

Yancy Butler, David Chokachi, Anthony Cistaro

1 win & 8 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Yancy Butler	...	Det. Sara 'Pez' Pezzini / ... 23 episodes, 2001-2002
David Chokachi	...	Det. Jake McCartey 23 episodes, 2001-2002
Anthony Cistaro	...	Kenneth Irons 23 episodes, 2001-2002
Will Yun Lee	...	Det. Danny Woo 23 episodes, 2001-2002
Eric Etebari	...	Ian Nottingham 23 episodes, 2001-2002
Lazar Rockwood	...	Lazar 20 episodes, 2001-2002
John Hensley	...	Gabriel Bowman 19 episodes, 2001-2002
Kathryn Winslow	...	Vicky Po 16 episodes, 2001-2002
Nestor Serrano	...	Captain Bruno Dante 10 episodes, 2001-2002

Storyline

Based on the comic with the same title, this series follows the adventures of police detective Sara Pezzini, the bearer of the Witchblade. The Witchblade is a powerful gauntlet-like weapon with a will of its own. Existing since the dawn of time, it chooses each time the right person to be merged with, and Sara is the chosen one of this generation.

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Plot Keywords:

witchblade | police | chosen one | female protagonist | female lead | 

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Taglines:

A new force of justice hits the streets of New York

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Fantasy

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Details

Official Sites:

AOL Time Warner - TNT

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 June 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Magická zbraň

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blade TV Productions, Halsted Pictures, Top Cow Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (23 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the second season of the show, production was halted so that star Yancy Butler could seek treatment for alcoholism. When she completed the treatment, the show was cancelled.

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Goofs

In the pilot, when Sara questions Kenneth Irons about Ian Nottingham, she shows him the newspaper photo she took from Jake McCartey's apartment with Ian in the background. The same photo Jake was seen looking at right after Sara had supposedly left with it.

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Quotes

Ian Nottingham: Telekinesis, telepathy, synchronicity. Just because you don't see something, doesn't mean it isn't real.
Sara Pezzini: What I saw was a psychotic criminal who gave himself a sucking chest wound.
Ian Nottingham: But what did he see, Sara?
Sara Pezzini: A muzzle flash.

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Connections

Referenced in Witchbabe: The Erotic Witch Project 3 (2001)

User Reviews

I Don't Know What You Guys are Talking About

I liked Witchblade as a TV series and I was disappointed when it was canceled. If this were released on DVD, I'd gladly shell out a few bucks to acquire it for my collection. There are far too few strong female characters on TV. Plus, Yancy Butler was freaking hot.

Now I do know that it departed from the story line from the comics but I also understand that sometimes that's necessary to make the show accessible to non-comicbook nerds. It was a little frustrating how they reset the entire story line after the end of season 1 but I've been asked to believe far more ridiculous plot points on other more well respected shows.