Country of origin: United States
Original channel: First-run syndication
Original run: November 1, 2008 – present
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Created by Sam Raimi
Novels: Terry Goodkind
Starring: Craig Horner, Bridget Regan, Bruce Spence
Location: New Zealand
Language: English
Legend of the Seeker is a live-action weekly television series based on The Sword of Truth novels by Terry Goodkind. Distributed in domestic syndication by Disney-ABC Domestic Television, ABC Studios is producing the series, which is its first foray into broadcast syndication, with Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, Joshua Donen, Ned Nalle and Kenneth Biller serving as executive producers. The show premiered on November 1, 2008.
The series follows the epic journey of a young woods guide named Richard Cypher (played by Craig Horner), a mysterious woman named Kahlan Amnell (played by Bridget Regan), and a wizard Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander (played by Bruce Spence) to stop vengeful wizard Darken Rahl (played by Craig Parker) from unleashing an ancient and terrifying power.