In December 2014, MTV station booked the show for the entire season. This is the
most ambitious new project since MTV entered the field of scripted shows. The story is based on the series of fantasy novels "Sword of Shannara" written by Terry Brooks. The creators of "Smallville" (Smallville) Al Gough and Miles Millar will write the script of the show. The director of the movie "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Jonathan Liebesman, will be the director of the first two episodes, and the three of them will also serve as the directors of the first two episodes. executive producer. Terry Brooks himself also serves as an executive producer. Jon Favreau was supposed to direct the first episode, but he failed to do so because of the schedule conflict. He will retain his identity as the executive producer.
In the history of fantasy literature, the "Sword of Shannara", published since 1977, is related to "The Lord of the Rings", "Earth Sea Legends", "Dark Tower", "Dragon Spear", "Sword of Truth" and other masterpieces. There are a total of 25 books of eponymous classics. The story takes place in the "new human world" thousands of years after the destruction of human civilization. The ancient evil forces are gradually recovering, and the clouds covering the north will spread to the Sifang continent. In the peaceful cavern valley, Shay, who has half of his elven blood, is the only surviving descendant of Shanara's blood (a family with magic for generations), and he can also use the legendary weapon "Shanara's Sword" to fight against The last descendant of the dark forces. From the moment the black druid came to warn him, a stable and stable life has been yesterday's dream, because the evil skeleton messenger is pursuing the order of the Dark Lord to destroy the only bloodline that can threaten it. The army of goblins and giants, driven by the darkness, is ready to invade all countries. Under the leadership of a mysterious druid who is familiar with history, the valleymen, highlanders, border princes, gnomes, and elves form an eight-person team. With their own wills, they embark on a long journey of sword hunting (Looking for the Lost Shanara Of the Sword) Journey.
The first season will be based on the original second book "The Elfstones Of Shannara" (published in 1982, dominating the "New York Times" bestseller list for 16 weeks) as the subject. The protagonist of this book is Shay. Grandson Wil Ohmsford. "Sword of Shannara" has many elements of adventure, supernatural and love. These are the things that young people are most interested in. This is the main reason why MTV developed this project (the main audience of MTV channel is young people in the 18-34 range. people). Relevant data show that the sales of Terry Brooks' fantasy books are second only to "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling, and rank second among the surviving fantasy writers. What is strange is that his "Sword of Shannara" series of novels has never been adapted into any form of mainstream film and television work since it was first published in 1977 (Fox was awarded the film adaptation rights in 2007, but the project finally abortion). Media commented that the story of "Sword of Shannara" is somewhere between "The Lord of the Rings" and "A Song of Ice and Fire"-it has both the long adventures and colorful monsters of the former, and many of the latter. Kingdom conflict.
Poppy Drayton plays the fairy princess Amberle. She is agile, fit, and capable, and she is the first woman to be selected into the "Warrior of God" group. This special group is responsible for protecting and caring for the sacred item of the Elves-the ancient Ellery tree. But unlike other "chosen fighters", Amberle's legendary journey has just begun. She is destined to become a heroine-no matter what dangers and tribulations she will experience. Aaron Jakubenko plays Amberle's uncle and elven prince Ander. He indulges in sensuality all day, loves partying, and has yet to find his right place in this world. Austin Butler plays the male protagonist Wil Ohmsford, who has half-human and half-elf blood. He is ashamed of his life experience and has tried his best to hide his pointed ears all his life. He is kind, considerate, cute, and humble, and always belittles himself. When he learns that he is the last member of the fabled Shanara family, his calm life will change drastically. He must find the druid and let him guide himself to complete the mission, but the journey is full of dangers at the beginning.
