Legendary Journeys (TV Series)

=Legendary Journeys (TV series)= From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Legendary Journeys is an American fantasy drama series that premiered on September, 2009, on ABC. The series, set in Ancient Greece. The first three episodes followsHercules and Xena crossing paths, and Xena's eventual redeeming herself and quest for redemption. Episodes typically feature a primary storyline featuring either Hercules or Xena, as well as a secondary storyline usually from another point in a character's life before the pilot episode. The show airs Sundays at 9:00 pm ET/7:00 pm CT.[2]

Its first season received "generally favorable" reviews from critics. Metacritic gave it a score of 66 out of 100 based on 26 reviews. The pilot episode was watched by 12.93 million viewers and achieved an adult 18–49 rating/share of 4.0/10. The second season premiered on September 30, 2012 to an audience of 11.36 million, while the third season began on September 29, 2013, opening to 8.52 million viewers. In May 2014, ABC renewed the show for its fourth, premiering in September 2014 to an audience of 9.74 million viewers, the show's biggest viewing figure in two years.

A spin-off series Legendary Journeys: Origins consisting of 13 episodes premiered on October 10, 2011 and concluded April 3, 2012.

Contents

 * 1 Series overview
 * 1.1 Seasons
 * 2 Episodes
 * 3 Cast and characters
 * 3.1 Main characters
 * 3.2 Secondary characters
 * 4 Development and production

Series overview
The series is set in a fantasy version of ancient Greece not precisely located in historical time. Although set in ancient Greece, the show also has a mixture of Oriental, Egyptian and Medieval elements in various episodes. Mythological and supernatural locations are presented as equally real, physical places, often accessed through physical portals hidden in the landscape such as lakes and caves. They include the Elysian Fields, Tartarus, the River Styx, Valhalla, Heaven and Hell. The inhabitants of such places – gods, mythological beings and forces – are for the most part manifested as human characters who can move at will between their domains and the real world.

Episodes typically focus on an A and B plot storyline, which focuses on both Hercules and Xena's adventures. Although each season typically there are episodes where both characters are invovled in the same storyline, most episodes cover there own adventures.

Episodes usually have one segment that details the characters' past lives which, when serialized, adds a piece to the puzzle about the characters and their connection to the events that preceded the curse and its consequences. The other, set in the present day, follows a similar pattern with a different outcome but also offers similar insights.

Seasons
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The second season was confirmed by ABC on May 10, 2012[ and premiered on September 30, 2012.[7] Despite

The third season was announced on May 10, 2013 [5] and premiered on September 29, 2013. It was split into two volumes, with the first eleven episodes running from September to December 2013, and the later half from March to May 2014. In the first volume, the main  In the second volume, the characters are

The fourth season was announced on May 8, 2014 and premiered on September 28, 2014. A new storyline incorporating elements from

Cast and characters
Out of 143 episodes as of season 6

Main characters
Secondary characters

Spin-offs
Main article: Legendary Journeys: Origins

Originally the idea for this spin-off was conceived as a web-series, but both the writers and ABC saw potenial for a spin-off or mini series.In February 2011, Writers developed a spin-off focusing on Hercules and Xena's origin stories. The series was given the proposed title ''Legendary Journeys: Origins. '' A "teaser presentation" began shooting in April 2011, with the pilot being shot in late July or August.undefinedOn May 10, 2011, ABC announced that it had green-lit the spin-off/limited series and on May 14, 2011, announced that the spin-off would air in the Thursday night 8:00pm time slot instead of making it a fill-in for the parent series, which had been hinted in the early stages. Also only 22 episodes were ordered for the parent show for its third season than the usual 24, in order to work around it and the spin-off, and there would be more episodes where Hercules or Xena get complete focus in an episode, in order to work around the actors schedule's.

However in late-August, 2011, ABC decided to make a change to the schedule and the series would air as a fill-in for the parent series after all. The series was divided in two parts, which aired across both the third and fourth seasons of the show, and air between January and February.

The series premiered on January 8, 2012, for a thirteen-episode run that ended on February 17, 2013.

Season 1 (2012–13)
Main article: Legendary Journeys: Amazon

Following the success of Origins, ABC wanted to greenlight another spin-off/limited series, that again would air in January and February in 2014. Idea's were going around on what to explore, some suggested some supporting characters who were not regulars got a chance to shine, while a series devoted completely to the gods was discussed. Eventually the decision to explore the Amazons was decided and they wanted to focus not the Amazons we have seen on Xena and Hercules. Both Ares, Athena and Artemis featured in the series, and Hercules appears as a teenager. Chronically this series would be set before Origins.

The series premiered on January 5, 2014, for a six-episode run that ended on February 16, 2014. On February 17, 2014, ABC confirmed that a second season of Amazon would not be happening, and instead decided to look at other spin-off options in the future.

Season 1 (2014)
Main article: Legendary Journeys: Olympian Gods

The third spin-off series was confirmed in April 6, 2014 to be focused on the Olympian gods and focus on stories about them, it also ties into alot of backstory seen in the series, which includes the birth of Hercules, Cecrops and Athena and other backstories mentioned in the series.

The series premiered on January 4, 2015, for a six-episode run will end on February 15, 2015. It was the last spin-off series, as ABC did not return to any the following year.