I watched the first episode of this show and enjoyed it a
lot. I can't wait to see what happens next! This is a highly
unusual show, but one you'll want to watch. The writing is
good. The characters are quirky, but not weird or annoying.
They're very compelling. The show is ostensibly a drama, but
it has a lot of humor in it and is quite tongue-in-cheek.
The show starts as the word is about to end, then it
jumps back to more than a month earlier, so we get to know
who all of the important characters are in the story, and
how they get to where they are. It makes us want to care
about them and what's going to happen.
The acting is good, not just from the familiar faces like
Rob Lowe and Megan Mullally (whom you won't recognize at
first), but also from Matthew Baynton (Jamie) and Jenna
Fischer (Rhonda). Give it a try, and I think it'll
draw you in as well as it did for me.
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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 10-episode first season of
“The Shannara Chronicles” will premiere January 5 at
10:00 p.m. ET/PT on MTV, immediately following the
return of fan-favorite, "Teen Wolf" at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Episode 101/102 – "CHOSEN" PARTS 1 AND 2
Thousands of years after the fall of Humankind, the Four
Lands is in grave danger. The fate of the world rests on
the shoulders of an unlikely trio: an Elvin Princess who
dreams of a life outside of the palace walls, a
beautiful, wild and wily Human Rover and a half-elf, who
knows nothing of the great destiny that runs through his
veins.
Having seen an apocalyptic vision of the world’s
destruction, Amberle leaves the palace in search of
answers. But when Wil and Allanon realize that she is
the key to saving the Four Lands, they set out to
find the princess before the Dagda Mor’s Demons hunt her
down.
“The Shannara Chronicles” 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” is written for television by
and executive produced by Al Gough and Miles Millar. Jon
Favreau, Jonathan Liebesman, Terry Brooks and Dan Farah
also serve as executive producers. The first two
episodes were directed by Jonathan Liebesman (“Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles”). MTV is producing with
Sonar Entertainment, which is also distributing the
series worldwide. - See more at: http://thepub.viacom.com/sites/mtvpress/shows/pages/The-Shannara-Chronicles-.aspx#dvOverview
"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 10-episode first season of
“The Shannara Chronicles” will premiere January 5 at
10:00 p.m. ET/PT on MTV, immediately following the
return of fan-favorite, "Teen Wolf" at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Episode 101/102 – "CHOSEN" PARTS 1 AND 2
Thousands of years after the fall of Humankind, the Four
Lands is in grave danger. The fate of the world rests on
the shoulders of an unlikely trio: an Elvin Princess who
dreams of a life outside of the palace walls, a
beautiful, wild and wily Human Rover and a half-elf, who
knows nothing of the great destiny that runs through his
veins.
Having seen an apocalyptic vision of the world’s
destruction, Amberle leaves the palace in search of
answers. But when Wil and Allanon realize that she is
the key to saving the Four Lands, they set out to
find the princess before the Dagda Mor’s Demons hunt her
down.
“The Shannara Chronicles” 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” is written for television by
and executive produced by Al Gough and Miles Millar. Jon
Favreau, Jonathan Liebesman, Terry Brooks and Dan Farah
also serve as executive producers. The first two
episodes were directed by Jonathan Liebesman (“Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles”). MTV is producing with
Sonar Entertainment, which is also distributing the
series worldwide. - See more at: http://thepub.viacom.com/sites/mtvpress/shows/pages/The-Shannara-Chronicles-.aspx#dvOverview
"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 10-episode first season of
“The Shannara Chronicles” will premiere January 5 at
10:00 p.m. ET/PT on MTV, immediately following the
return of fan-favorite, "Teen Wolf" at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Episode 101/102 – "CHOSEN" PARTS 1 AND 2
Thousands of years after the fall of Humankind, the Four
Lands is in grave danger. The fate of the world rests on
the shoulders of an unlikely trio: an Elvin Princess who
dreams of a life outside of the palace walls, a
beautiful, wild and wily Human Rover and a half-elf, who
knows nothing of the great destiny that runs through his
veins.
Having seen an apocalyptic vision of the world’s
destruction, Amberle leaves the palace in search of
answers. But when Wil and Allanon realize that she is
the key to saving the Four Lands, they set out to
find the princess before the Dagda Mor’s Demons hunt her
down.
“The Shannara Chronicles” 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” is written for television by
and executive produced by Al Gough and Miles Millar. Jon
Favreau, Jonathan Liebesman, Terry Brooks and Dan Farah
also serve as executive producers. The first two
episodes were directed by Jonathan Liebesman (“Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles”). MTV is producing with
Sonar Entertainment, which is also distributing the
series worldwide. - See more at: http://thepub.viacom.com/sites/mtvpress/shows/pages/The-Shannara-Chronicles-.aspx#dvOverview
"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 10-episode first season of
“The Shannara Chronicles” will premiere January 5 at
10:00 p.m. ET/PT on MTV, immediately following the
return of fan-favorite, "Teen Wolf" at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Episode 101/102 – "CHOSEN" PARTS 1 AND 2
Thousands of years after the fall of Humankind, the Four
Lands is in grave danger. The fate of the world rests on
the shoulders of an unlikely trio: an Elvin Princess who
dreams of a life outside of the palace walls, a
beautiful, wild and wily Human Rover and a half-elf, who
knows nothing of the great destiny that runs through his
veins.
Having seen an apocalyptic vision of the world’s
destruction, Amberle leaves the palace in search of
answers. But when Wil and Allanon realize that she is
the key to saving the Four Lands, they set out to
find the princess before the Dagda Mor’s Demons hunt her
down.
“The Shannara Chronicles” 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” is written for television by
and executive produced by Al Gough and Miles Millar. Jon
Favreau, Jonathan Liebesman, Terry Brooks and Dan Farah
also serve as executive producers. The first two
episodes were directed by Jonathan Liebesman (“Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles”). MTV is producing with
Sonar Entertainment, which is also distributing the
series worldwide. - See more at: http://thepub.viacom.com/sites/mtvpress/shows/pages/The-Shannara-Chronicles-.aspx#dvOverview
“You, Me and the Apocalypse” is a bold adrenaline-fueled
hourlong comedic drama about the last days of mankind.
When the news is announced that a comet is on an
unavoidable collision course with Earth, the most
hilarious and unexpected chain of events imaginable is
set in motion. Against a backdrop of apocalyptic chaos,
an eclectic group of seemingly unconnected characters
around the world begin to intersect in the most
unexpected ways, resulting in a nonstop mix of action,
romance and wit.
The story follows an unusual
assortment of mismatched characters, each coping with
the impending end of the world in his or her own bizarre
way. Perhaps the most complex is Father Jude (Rob Lowe,
“Parks and Recreation”), a rebellious and foul-mouthed
priest who is tasked with being the “devil’s advocate”
with the aid of his new timid assistant, Sister Celine
Leonti (Gaia Scodellaro, “Cugino e Cugino”). Rhonda
(Jenna Fischer, “The Office”), a mild-mannered
librarian, finds herself dangerously out of her depth
when she is sent to a maximum security prison for a
crime she did not commit. She unwillingly befriends
Leanne (Megan Mullally, “Will & Grace”), an unhinged
white supremacist who takes a deeply reluctant Rhonda
under her wing. Morally dubious, but intensely loyal,
Leanne is a woman uniquely suited to surviving the end
times and will prove herself to be exactly the sidekick
Rhonda needs.
Then there is Jamie (Mathew Baynton “Yonderland”),
the humble bank manager from Slough who is hopelessly
stuck in a rut and still in mourning over the mysterious
disappearance of his wife seven years ago. Spurred into
action as a result of the impending apocalypse, he
embarks on a perilous quest to find his loved one.
There are 34 days until the comet collides with Earth
and some of these misfits are destined to make it to a
bunker deep beneath the English suburbs of Slough. As a
result, they will become the incredibly unlikely, and
totally unsuitable, future of mankind. Wouldn’t that be
a disaster!
The cast also includes Joel Fry, Paterson Joseph,
Pauline Quirke and Kyle Stoller.
“You, Me and the Apocalypse” is written and executive
produced by Iain Hollands. Juliette Howell, Lynn
Horsford, Tim Bevan (“The Theory of Everything”), Eric
Fellner (“Fargo”), JoAnn Alfano, Cameron Roach, Lizzie
Gray and Andrew Conrad also serve as executive
producers.
“You, Me and the Apocalypse” is a WTTV Working Title
Television / BigBalls Films Co-Production in association
with NBCUniversal International Studios for Sky.
NBCUniversal International Studios operates a joint
television production venture with WTTV Working Title
Television.
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