", "NBC's Xena: Warrior Princess Reboot Loses Showrunner", "NBC scraps Xena: Warrior Princess reboot", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Xena:_Warrior_Princess&oldid=981059079, Cultural depictions of Marcus Junius Brutus, Depictions of Julius Caesar on television, First-run syndicated television programs in the United States, Television series based on Greco-Roman mythology, American television shows featuring anthropomorphic characters, Television series by Universal Television, 1995 New Zealand television series debuts, 2001 New Zealand television series endings, Television shows adapted into video games, American action adventure television series, Articles lacking reliable references from February 2012, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2015, Articles needing additional references from October 2015, All articles needing additional references, Wikipedia articles with SELIBR identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 30 September 2020, at 01:25. As the show progresses she undergoes significant changes in costume and style, evolving from a simple farm girl to a talented bard, and eventually to a formidable warrior. [11] On August 13, 2015 NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt said a Xena reboot was in development, with Raimi and Tapert returning as executive producers, with the show's debut sometime in 2016. [50], In April 2009, however, Rob Tapert stated firmly there is no hope of a live-action Xena feature film, at least not any time soon or starring Lucy Lawless or Renée O'Connor. Since the end of the series rumors have circulated that a feature-length movie was in the works. They include the Elysian Fields, Tartarus, the River Styx, Valhalla, Heaven and Hell. "There was always a, 'Well, she might be or she might not be' but when there was that drip of water passing between their lips in the very final scene, that cemented it for me. Xena: Warrior Princess starred Lucy Lawless as Xena and Renee O'Connor as Gabrielle. Lawless stated that after the series finale, where Gabrielle revives Xena with a mouth-to-mouth water transfer filmed to look like a full kiss, she had come to believe that Xena and Gabrielle's relationship was "definitely gay".

She is one of the most influential people encountered by Xena in her dark days, and possesses a wealth of spiritual powers, including travelling to the spiritual realm. Caesar's betrayal fills her with rage, and is the catalyst for her transition from pirate to warlord. Despite Gabrielle's hopes that she would "be good", Hope killed Xena's son Solan before being poisoned by Gabrielle herself. This quirky mix of timelines and the amalgamation of historical and mythological elements fueled the rise of the show to cult status during the 1990s and early 2000s. On January 12, 2010, Universal Studios Home Entertainment announced that they planned on re-releasing Xena: Warrior Princess on DVD. It was very functional, once I got over the modesty factor. [2][74] The issue is left deliberately ambiguous by the writers. Feature film based on the video game, 'Dante's Inferno', about a knight named Dante, who battles through the nine rings of hell to rescue his beloved Beatrice. [47] After her return, Xena is able to turn Livia to repentance, and Livia takes back the name Eve and becomes the Messenger of Eli.

They have subsequently re-released all seasons. One episode, "The Way", which loosely interpreted elements of Hinduism as major plot points, generated controversy, requiring the producers to add a disclaimer at the head of the episode and a tag explaining the episode's intentions at its end.[20]. Xena: Warrior Princess (TV Series 1995–2001) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This seems to prevent him killing her, even when pitted against her in deadly combat. In Hercules, during her two first episodes, Xena was a villain and a powerful warlord, but in her third appearance she joins Hercules to defeat the warlord Darphus, who had taken her army. Uber was employed several times in the series, beginning with the second-season episode "The Xena Scrolls", in which the descendants of Xena, Gabrielle and Joxer meet up at an archeological dig in 1940 and unwittingly release Ares from his tomb. Mephistopheles, the King of Hell, had captured the soul of Xena's mother Cyrene and imprisoned her in hell. Eventually, he becomes a close friend to Xena and Gabrielle. Alti is probably best known for her trademark stare, which brings up pain and suffering from the target's life and unleashes the torment once again (in the form of both pain and physical symptoms). [59], There have been a number of comic adaptations. and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango.

The series has also figured in many doctoral theses, including, the thesis by French/American scholar, Dr. Anne Sweet, Girl Power Interrogated in Xena Warrior Princess and Charmed, Social and Economic Issues at Play in the Politics of Gender. After receiving nods of acknowledgement from Universal Studios offices in Australia, Finland and Spain, the efforts of the campaign were rewarded in May 2013 when Lucy Lawless stated on her Twitter account that she had been contacted by a "chap who wants to re-invigorate the #Xena brand" while warning fans that "there's a lot of red tape around #XWP so don't get your knickers in a twist. West End Games published the Hercules & Xena Roleplaying Game in 1998. Eastern religions were touched on as well, with little regard to accurate time-and-place concerns. ", "Xena: Lesbian Warrior Princess – have the rules of TV just been rewritten? Xena has enjoyed a particular cult status in the lesbian community. More recently the license has moved to Dynamite Entertainment.[60]. Forgot your password? Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password. Xena and her comrade in arms, Gabrielle, made frequent trips there over the course of the series and it was referenced often. There have been numerous Xena spin-offs into various media including films, books, comics and video games. Xena described Amphipolis as "full of life", although several times it was full of death: for instance, the city became a breeding ground for demons after Xena and Gabrielle returned from their twenty-five year sleep. [80] On August 13, 2015, NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt confirmed the reboot was in development. Insiders also requested that Lawless return to the series as Xena, as well as take up a role in the show's production. [33] He offers her huge armies and historic victories, great wealth and great power, and in later seasons his love,[34] offers which she consistently rejects despite sometimes being tempted. With Lucy Lawless, Renée O'Connor, Ted Raimi, Kevin Smith. Many pivotal episodes are based here (including the series premiere, "Sins of The Past", and "A Family Affair"). Actor Kevin Tod Smith played popular character Ares, God of War, and Alexandra Tydings played his counterpart Aphrodite, Goddess of Love.

Xena, a mighty Warrior Princess with a dark past, sets out to redeem herself. In 1998, XENA: All I Need to Know I Learned From the Warrior Princess,[57] was published, allegedly written by Gabrielle, Bard of Potidaea and "translated" by Josepha Sherman. Other major antagonists of the show include Caesar and Alti, a Roman official and shamaness respectively. A struggling journalist stumbles upon a series of strange events in a small New England town and uses them to salvage his career. [42] Even though she is the seed of an evil deity, Gabrielle tells Xena that she is also a part of her and that there must be some good in her as well. It would cover up those little floating ribs that are so important for breathing, so I'd feel like I was having panic attacks.

"[85], On August 21, 2017, NBC announced that it had cancelled its plans for the reboot. [41] Over the next few days the child grows inside Gabrielle, and she eventually (and quite dramatically) gives birth to a girl, naming her Hope. In the backstory of the show, ten years ago Xena had set out to become a warrior, to protect Amphipolis from attacks by a warlord called Cortese. Filmed in New Zealand.

[77] In an interview the same year with Smithsonian magazine, she was asked the question "Was the Warrior Princess outfit comfortable?" Universal released seasons 1–6 on VHS in 1999–2001.[61][62][63][64][65][66]. But it just became a second skin after a while. The Ancient Greece depicted in the show is largely derived from historical locations and customs, modifying known places and events – battles, trading routes, towns, and so on – to generate an attractive fictional world.

She is joined by small town bard, Gabrielle. When she was inspired to fight for good, she returned to Amphipolis, seeking a reunion with her mother. By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy [10] Cancellation of the series was announced in October 2000, and the series finale aired in the summer of 2001. Gabrielle was born in Potidaea in Chalkidiki, Greece, which features many times as a rural village, which should have been portrayed as a rural fishing village. It was one of the first shows to tap into its Internet following, allowing fans from all over the world to discuss and suggest things related to the show. news of a #Xena reboot is just a rumor...", "Do you think the fans reaction to Lexa's death will ... have effect on your writing for future projects like Xena? "[32] Joxer's goal is to fight for justice, but unfortunately with no physical know-how of his own, he remains the show's main comic relief. Competing religions are treated as compatible and co-existent in a henotheistic world, allowing the Greek Pantheon to live side by side with the Norse Gods, Indian Deities, the "God of Love" and others. [78], On July 20, 2015, it was reported that NBC was developing a Xena reboot series, with Raimi and Tapert returning as executive producers, with the show's debut sometime in 2016.

Over the space of only a few days, hundreds of thousands of messages were sent showing support for the production of a Xena film starring the original cast. [19] She was left traumatized by the attack and eventually went insane, becoming obsessed with exacting revenge on Xena. The campy escapades of ancient Greece's sword-wielding female superhero.

The show features a wide assortment of recurring characters, many of them portrayed by New Zealand actors. The series aired in first-run syndication from September 4, 1995 to June 18, 2001. The characters and events are true to the original canon but usually in a different time period, often as the ancestors, descendants or reincarnations of canon characters. Most of the series' music was made available on six soundtrack albums.