Comic-Con 2008: Title Change for “Wizard’s First Rule”, Now Called “Legend of the Seeker” + New Trailer July 24, 2008 10:56 pm
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The biggest news out of the panel for the Sam Raimi produced Syndicated series Wizard’s First Rule, was that the show has a new title: Legend of the Seeker. According to the panelists and the author, Terry Goodkind, the name change was made to focus on the hero of the book, rather than the main book of the series. Here are some highlights from the panel courtesy TVSquad.com.
- The show will begin airing in Syndication on November 1st (filming has already begun) and has been cleared in about 97% of the nation. It will air on Saturday nights.
- The first season will be 22 episodes, including the two-hour season premiere. Each episode will be standalone and feature a beginning and an end. It will cover the main plot points of Wizard’s First Rule.
- Everyone on the panel agreed that the syndication market was the right avenue for the series.
- They announced that Bruce Spence (The Matrix Revolutions) will portray Zedd and Jay Laga’aia (Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith) will portray the boundary patrolman Chase.
Click here to read the full report and to check out some photos from the panel.
They also debuted a new trailer which can be found at this link.
“Wizard’s First Rule” Set for November Two-hour Premiere July 18, 2008 4:43 pm
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Wizard’s First Rule, the Sam Raimi-produced series adapted from the Terry Goodkind Sword of Truth books, will premiere on November 1st in syndication.
“Adapting Terry Goodkind’s brilliant work for television is a thrilling opportunity,” says Raimi, who’s an executive producer of the show. “The amazing characters and heartfelt story combined with the captivating backdrop of New Zealand will have viewers on the edge of their seats.”
Wizard’s First Rule will be one of the very few scripted series airing in first-run syndication. It’s been cleared to run in all of the top 50 markets, and 95% of the country overall.
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