MTV in Canada Lines Up The Shannara Chronicles

TORONTO: MTV in Canada has set January 5 at 10 p.m. as the premiere slot for the fantasy/sci-fi series The Shannara Chronicles, from MTV and Sonar Entertainment.

The ten-episode, hour-long series, based on the best-selling fantasy book series by Terry Brooks, will have a special two-hour premiere on the channel. Set thousands of years in the future, the show follows three heroes—elf-human hybrid Wil, elvin princess Amberle and human rover Eretria—as they set out on a quest to stop an evil demon army from destroying the world. The series stars John Rhys-Davies (Lord of the Rings), Manu Bennett (Spartacus), Austin Butler (The Carrie Diaries), Poppy Drayton (When Calls the Heart) and Ivana Baquero (Pan's Labyrinth).

Filmed in New Zealand, the series is written and executive produced by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar, with Brooks and Iron Man director Jon Favreau also exec producing.