FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Epic Fantasy Action Adventure Series
Based on the Bestselling SWORD OF TRUTH Novels
LEGEND OF THE SEEKER:
THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON
October 13, 2009
Available on DVD with Exclusive Bonus Features
Burbank, California, September 14, 2009 - Storytelling magic comes alive with the adaptation of the internationally best-selling "
Sword of Truth" novels, in
Legend of the Seeker: The Complete First Season, coming to DVD on Oct. 13, 2009 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. The 5-disc set containing all 22 one-hour episodes of Season One reveals even more of the fantasy, magic and romance with exclusive-to-DVD bonus features. Behind the scenes interviews with the cast offer intriguing insight into the Legend just in time for Halloween and the November 2009 Season Two premiere.
Shot with state-of-the-art visual effects and with the exotic and rugged New Zealand landscape as its backdrop,
Legend of the Seeker: The Complete First Season chronicles the extraordinary transformation of woodsman Richard Cypher into The Seeker, a magical leader who joins with a beautiful and mysterious woman, Kahlan Amnell, on an epic journey to stop the bloodthirsty, sinister tyrant Darken Rahl from conquering all mankind.
In the province known as Westland, a wizard reveals to ordinary woodsman Richard Cypher the truth: that he is a child of prophecy, the first true Seeker the world has known in a thousand years, destined to wield the powerful Sword of Truth and defeat the evil tyrant Darken Rahlan.
Joining Executive Producer Sam Raimi (
"Spiderman," "Evil Dead") are Rob Tapert (
"The Grudge," "Xena: Warrior Princess," "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys"), Joshua Donen (
"The Quick and the Dead"), Ned Nalle (
"Xena: Warrior Princess," "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys") and Ken Biller (
"Star Trek: Voyager," "Six Degrees").
The ABC Studios production includes Craig Horner (
"Blue Water High," "H2O: Just Add Water") as Richard Cypher/The Seeker, Craig Parker (
"The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers") as Darken Rahl, Bridget Regan (
"The Best and the Brightest") as Kahlan Amnell and Bruce Spence (
"The Matrix Revolutions") as Zedd.
More than 25 million copies of Terry Goodkind's popular books in his series "
The Sword of Truth" have been sold worldwide and translated into more than 20 languages. The original "
Legend of the Seeker" novel was a New York Times number-one bestseller.
Bonus Features
- Forging the Sword: Crafting a Legend
- Words of Truth: A Conversation with Terry Goodkind
- Deleted Scenes
- Audio Commentaries
STREET DATE: October 13, 2009
Suggested retail price: $45.99 U.S.
Feature run time: Approx. 950 minutes
Rated: 'TV-14 LSV'
Aspect ratio: Widescreen (1.78:1)
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Languages: English, with French and Spanish subtitles
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