Freakin’ Epic
Those are the words we can use to best describe MTV’s newest scripted drama. It really is unlike anything we’ve ever seen on MTV before!
The teen-skewing network premiered an all-new trailer for The Shannara Chronicles at the 2015 New York Comic-Con, which you can view below. If the series is as thrilling and heart pound-inducing as it is in the trailer, then we’re in for a wild ride!
MTV also announced at NYCC that the television event will debut with a special, two-hour premiere on Tuesday, January 5 at 10pm.
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“The Shannara Chronicles” is an epic television event based on the sweeping, best-selling fantasy book series by Terry Brooks. Set thousands of years in the future, the story follows three heroes, Elf-Human hybrid Wil, Elvin Princess Amberle, and Human Rover Eretria, as they embark on a quest to stop an evil Demon army from destroying the world.
The series stars genre favorites, John Rhys-Davies (“Lord of the Rings”) and Manu Bennett (“Spartacus”), along with young Hollywood stars-on-the-rise, Austin Butler (“The Carrie Diaries”), Poppy Drayton (“When Calls The Heart”) and Ivana Baquero (“Pan’s Labyrinth”).
The Shannara Chronicles premieres Tuesday, January 5 at 10pm on MTV.