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The popularity of Brooks' novels guarantees a sizable initial audience – and doubtless MTV will position the series' premiere episode as event television. Should the series get off the ground, it will no doubt have quite a bit of momentum out of the gate.

MTV's acquisition of Shannara is a bold, fascinating move for a network previously known primarily for reality programming. Though not exactly the pinnacle of originality, Elfstones is a faster-paced, better-written novel with more interesting characters on both sides of the protagonist/antagonist divide. This is a very wise move, as The Sword of Shannara is – putting it bluntly – a fairly bald-faced ripoff of The Lord of the Rings. Over the course of the series' many sequels, prequels, and side stories, the descendants of legendary hero Jerle Shannara battle deathless warlocks, demonic hordes, evil empires, and even a sadistic AI from before the war that destroyed the old world.Īccording to Deadline, the first season of Shannara will be based on the second novel in the overall series, The Elfstones of Shannara. Beginning with The Sword of Shannara in 1977, the series depicts an Earth 2,000 years after a demonically induced cataclysm wiped out civilization and summoned magic back into the world. The Shannara books comprise one of the longest-running and most beloved fantasy novel series in the world. Director Jon Favreau ( Iron Man) has reportedly signed on to helm the series' pilot episode. Said script will be penned by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar.

Deadline shares the scoop that MTV has given Shannara a series commitment, dependent on the quality of its pilot script.

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