Legend of the Seeker
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| Legend of the Seeker | |
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| Format |
Live-action |
| No. of episodes |
22 confirmed |
| Run time |
approximately 60 minutes per episode |
| Network |
syndicated to individual networks |
| Creator(s) |
Sam Raimi |
| Writer(s) |
Novel:Terry Goodkind |
| Executive producer(s) | |
| Starring | |
| First aired | |
Legend of the Seeker is a live-action television series based on Terry Goodkind's award winning Sword of Truth series. Distributed in syndication by Disney-ABC Domestic Television, with Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, Joshua Donen, Ned Nalle and Kenneth Biller serving as executive producers, the first episode premiered on November 1, 2008.
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Broadcast
Main Article: List of episodes in Season 1
Main Article: List of episodes in Season 2
The first season of Legend of the Seeker, which contains twenty-two episodes, was originally broadcast from November 2008 to May 2009. The plot is loosely based on that of the first Sword of Truth novel, Wizard's First Rule.
The series' second season, based (again, loosely) on The Stone of Tears began in November 2009.
Cast
Main Cast
- Craig Horner as Richard Cypher[1]
- Craig Parker as Darken Rahl[1]
- Bridget Regan as Kahlan Amnell[1]
- Bruce Spence as Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander[1]
- Tabrett Bethell as Cara (Season 2)
Recurring Characters
- Renato Bartolomei as Demmin Nass (Season 1)
- Danielle Cormack as Shota (Seasons 1 & 2)
- Jay Laga'aia as Dell "Chase" Brandstone (Season 1)[1]
- David de Lautour as Michael Cypher (Season 1)[1]
- Jessica Marais as Denna
Minor Characters
- Vicky Naughton as Adie
- Geraldine Brophy as Milena
- Maisy Mcleod-Riera as Violet
- Jordanna Beatty as Rachel
Differences from the Novels
Although Legend of the Seeker is based upon the Sword of Truth novels, it is not a direct translation of the books into television format. It is more like a re-imagining of them.
Plot
Each season of Legend of the Seeker has an overarching plot which is derived from one of the Sword of Truth novels. The central conflict remains the same, and some of the major events from the novels are included, but the television series tells what is essentially an entirely different story.
Characters
Legend of the Seeker, includes many characters from the novels, although often with different roles, relationships, backgrounds, or abilities.
Kahlan is portrayed in the TV series as having a high degree of martial prowess: she is an skilled knife-fighter who often engages in close-quarters combat against multiple opponents. At the beginning of the first season, she was not the Mother Confessor, although she was named to that position eventually. She also had a sister, who was killed by D'Haran soldiers during the first episode.
Darken Rahl does not appear to be a Gifted wizard, as he was in Wizard's First Rule. Instead, it is stated repeatedly that he keeps a number of sorcerers in his employment who to provide him with magic.
The wizard Giller, who in Wizard's First Rule worked to oppose Rahl, is portrayed in the TV series as a villian, one of Rahl's hired sorcerers.
Magic
Magic operates differently in the TV series than it does in the novels. The distinction between Additive and Subtractive magic has been eliminated, and there has been no mention of the Gift. Wizards typically use words and gestures to cast spells, something which is not mentioned in the books.
In the TV seriesm the effects of a Confessor's magic are not permanent, but are removed upon the Confessor's death.
Magical devices such such as Quillions and Radahan are also much more common in the television series.
Appearances
Characters
Book Characters
- Adie
- Kahlan Amnell
- Dell Brandstone
- Emma Brandstone
- Cara
- Constance
- George Cypher
- Michael Cypher
- Richard Cypher
- Denna
- Dennee
- Giller
- James
- Jennsen Rahl
- Demmin Nass
- Darken Rahl
- Panis Rahl
- Samuel
- Shar
- Shota
- Snake
- Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander
Characters Original To The Series
- Allard
- Andrew
- Ashgar
- Laura Brandstone
- Brigid
- Denfir
- Duggin
- Ranssyn Fane
- Gavin
- Gunther
- Kranthor
- Liam
- Lilly
- Mark
- Masslar
- Otto Nyth
- Renn
- Rolf
- Sebastian
- Sylvia
Creatures
Events
Locations
- Westland
- D'Hara
- People's Palace (Mentioned only)
- Midlands
- Shadrin Cave
- Brennidon
- Fire Spring (Mentioned only)
- Obergon Woods (First appearance)
- Thandore (First appearance)
- Agaden Reach
- Tamarang
Organizations and titles
- Midlands Alliance
- Confessor
- Order of the Wizards
- First Wizard
- Wizard
- First Councilor
- Lord Rahl
- Listener (First appearance)
- Dragon Core (First appearance)
- Council of Obergon (First appearance)
- Sisters of Light (First appearance)
- Sorceress
- Witch woman
- Mord-Sith
- Pristinely ungifted
- Monarch of Tamarang
Miscellanea
Behind the scenes
- Some fans of the Sword of Truth series have expressed criticism of changes made to the plot of the television series, that do not follow the events of the novels exactly.
