Airdate: Legend of the Seeker

October 23, 2009  Filed Under Pay TV, 13 Comments » 

FOX8 has picked up the Sam Raimi-produced fantasy series Legend of the Seeker.

Filmed entirely in New Zealand, it stars Australian actors Craig Horner (Blue Water High), Jay Laga’aia (Water Rats, Xena, Star Wars – Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith), Jessica Marais (Packed to the Rafters), along with Bruce Spence (The Matrix Revolutions) and Craig Parker (The Lord of the Rings).

It premiered in November 2008.

The series follows productions Raimi’s Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess. Based on The Sword of Truth novels by Terry Goodkind, it …

Aussie actor becomes Spartacus

April 1, 2009  Filed Under News, 9 Comments » 

A little-known Australian actor by the name of Andy Whitfield has landed the lead role on a new US adventure drama alongside Lucy Lawless.

Whitfield will play the title role in the Sam Raimi-produced series Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Lawless will play Lucretia, who along with her husband Batiatus, owns Spartacus.

Spartacus which begins production today in New Zealand is set for a for a January premiere on pay TV network Starz, best known for the TV series Crash.

Whitfield has had guest roles in Packed to the Rafters, McLeod’s Daughters, The Strip, All …

Lucy Lawless joins The L Word

September 25, 2008  Filed Under News, 6 Comments » 

Lucy Lawless aka Xena is finally giving her fans what she wants -a role in The L Word.

Without giving much away, Lawless writes on her blog that:

“I’ve been off doing a role on CSI: Miami which airs around Oct. 20(?) I play a tart with no heart, for a change.

Also, look for me on The L Word at some point. Can’t tell you anything about that — it’s deep in the closet.”

The sixth and final season of the series from writer Ilene Chaiken will air in the US in January. …