TV SERIES · 2008– · USA
Legend of the Seeker
18 archived facts 3 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026
18 Interesting Facts About Legend of the Seeker
Interesting Facts (13)
- #001
Craig Horner and Bridget Regan trained in horse riding and acrobatics for six weeks before shooting.
- #002
Over the course of production, Bridget Regan and Tabrett Bethell became close friends.
- #003
The website Saveourseeker.com campaigned hard to keep the show going or get a Sam Raimi film made, but as of 2017 it's no longer active.
- #004
Bruce Spence modeled his Zeddicus Zul Zorander on Clint Eastwood's performance in Unforgiven (1992).
- #005
The show, filmed in New Zealand, premiered there on 29 March 2009.
- #006
Many of the actors had roles in Xena: Warrior Princess (1995), Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995), Young Hercules (1998), Cleopatra 2525 (2000), Jack of All Trades (2000) and/or Spartacus (2010), most of them produced by Rob Tapert and/or Sam Raimi.
- #007
Tabrett Bethell won a big fan following as Cara Mason.
- #008
Paul Barrett played two elderly Rahls: Nicholas Rahl and Panis Rahl.
- #009
Some of the show's recurring characters and guest stars also appeared in the Power Rangers seasons shot in New Zealand, and some actors, like Damien Avery, James Gaylyn and Rose McIver, shot scenes for both shows at the same time.
- #010
Every costume was made from scratch specially for the show.
- #011
Bridget Regan met her husband, assistant director Eamon O'Sullivan, on set, and on 27 December 2010 she gave birth to their daughter, Frankie Jean.
- #012
After the second and final season wrapped, Tabrett Bethell (Cara Mason) appeared opposite Andy Whitfield, star of Rob Tapert and Sam Raimi's Spartacus (2010), in the Australian horror film The Clinic (2010), Whitfield's last role before his death on 11 September 2011.
- #013
Cara Mason has a lot in common with Xena, heroine of another Rob Tapert/Sam Raimi series, Xena: Warrior Princess (1995).
Production Story (3)
- #014
Legend of the Seeker was canceled because the Tribune Company, which produced and distributed it, went bankrupt, and no other network picked it up before the cast and crew contracts ran out. From 2010 to 2017, fans campaigned for a third season, but without success.
- #015
Had the show not been canceled and ABC ordered a third season, likely for 2011, it would have centered on Darken Rahl trying to rebuild the fallen D'Haran Empire.
- #016
A planned spin-off about Cara Mason never happened because the show was canceled.
Characters & Cast (2)
Sources & editorial notes
Reference databases
- IMDb
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