The Shannara Chronicles 

Series of adventures, war, and evil that occur throughout the history of the Four Lands.

Creators:

Alfred Gough, Miles Millar

Stars:

Austin Butler, Ivana Baquero, Manu Bennett

2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Austin Butler	...	Wil Ohmsford 20 episodes, 2016-2017
Ivana Baquero	...	Eretria 20 episodes, 2016-2017
Manu Bennett	...	Allanon / ... 20 episodes, 2016-2017
Aaron Jakubenko	...	Ander Elessedil 20 episodes, 2016-2017
Marcus Vanco	...	Bandon 18 episodes, 2016-2017
Poppy Drayton	...	Amberle Elessedil 13 episodes, 2016-2017
Brooke Williams	...	Catania 11 episodes, 2016-2017
Melise	...	Mareth 10 episodes, 2017
Vanessa Morgan	...	Lyria 10 episodes, 2017
Gentry White	...	Garet Jax 10 episodes, 2017
Emilia Burns	...	Commander Tilton 10 episodes, 2016
Glen Levy	...	Slanter 9 episodes, 2017
Jed Brophy	...	The Dagda Mor 9 episodes, 2016

Storyline

An Elvish tree, known as the Ellcrys, is dying. The bad news is that the tree has been the only piece of magic that protects the Four Lands from the Demon World. Amberle Elessedil is the only one who can save the tree. But she has to unlock magic that the Elves haven't used in thousands of years. With the help of Wil Ohmsford, she travels to find the lost magic. But it won't be an easy task.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel | magic | demon | evil | druid | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official MTV Site Terry Brooks official website

Country:

USA New Zealand

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 January 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Shannara Chronicles

Filming Locations:

New Zealand

Company Credits

Production Co:

Farah Films, Music Television (MTV), Sonar Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Manu Bennett and Emilia Burns appeared in The Condemned (2007).

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Connections

Featured in The Saturday Show: Episode #1.17 (2016)

User Reviews

As someone who didn't read the books, it is pretty good

I have not read the source books (never even knew they exist), so I do not have any reference to how much the TV version deviates from it. But I found the world presentation pretty good, all the overgrown technology etc. I would welcome a bit more of the other races (Gnomes/Dwarves), but it might be too soon for that.

However, I think that the "eyes up here" scene at river in Episode 3 was a bit pointless, but probably had to be due to it being on MTV. Also, Wil in few scenes sounds like Hayden Christensen in SW prequels, which is to say, awful, but it is just few scenes, so it is bearable.

But, the special effects are pretty good or a TV show and most actors are pretty good as well.

I would give the series a chance, see how it develops.