The new season of The Shannara Chronicles is still filming in New Zealand and has no premiere date in sight.
However, star Ivana Baquero (who plays Eretria) opened up about the season they’re filming, giving fans something to hang on to until we get new episodes coming our way.
“It doesn’t pick up exactly from where it left. It’s a year later,” Ivana shares. “But in a way it does [pick up right after], because…I can say that Wil is indeed looking for Eretria. So that’s still happening. And we will discover who the person is that she sees down in the tunnels with the Trolls.”
What else will be happening in season two?
“In this new season, because of what just happened in the first one with the war and the Dagda Mor being destroyed, there’s a lot of new evil and new elements coming up,” Ivana dished.
She adds, “So rather than being one quest and one story, now there’s a lot of storylines trying to contain this evil that’s trying to take over the world. It’s going to be very interesting.”
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However, author Terry Brooks (who wrote the novels of the same name which inspired the show) says that if MTV decides to bring Poppy Drayton back, there could possibly be a way…without her coming out of the tree.
“I will say that once a chosen becomes the ellcrys tree, they are always the tree,” he told JJJ, adding, “You’ll just have to wait and see what happens.”
“I know that she probably wishes she’d gotten a different role, because she really liked the series, but her life was finite in that particular storyline,” Terry added.
Austin Butler (Wil), Ivana Baquero (Eretria), Manu Bennet (Allanon), Aaron Jakubenko (Ander), and Marcus Vanco (Bandon) will all be returning to the show as well.
In season two, The Four Lands is in chaos. The re-emergence of magic has the populace terrified, and an organization called The Crimson is hunting down magic users, using fear and intimidation to sow discord among the races. Wil, scarred by the loss of Amberle and his separation from Eretria, has turned his back on his magical destiny to become a healer.
But when a mysterious woman named Mareth saves Wil from a Crimson attack, he is forced to rejoin the fight. After reuniting with Eretria, Wil and Mareth seek out Allanon, only to learn that the Druid’s former prot�g�, Bandon, is on a mission to resurrect a creature of darkest evil: The Warlock Lord.
Together, our heroes must band together to take down The Crimson and prevent Bandon from unleashing an even greater threat upon the Four Lands, before it’s too late.
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However, when the show does come back to the network, we’ll be prepared.
This is what we know: The four actors mentioned above WILL be returning.
Everyone else: elven king Eventine Elessedil, elven Prince Arion Elessedil, Rover leader Cephelo, elven Commander diana Tilton, and Lorin — will not, as they all died in the first season.
The Shannara Chronicles followed the journey of Wil, Amberle and Eretria. Under the guidance of Allanon, they pledge to protect the Ellcrys from releasing banished demons back.
If you haven’t watched the first season at all, go do it right now. You can catch it on Netflix, or if you want to swing it. Get a full recap of the first season in the video below:
MTV announced the news on Wednesday (April 20) about the series, which is based on the novel “The Elfstones of Shannara” by Terry Brooks.
The series is set thousands of years after the destruction of our civilization and follows an Elven Princess, Amberle, a half-human half-elf, Wil, and a human, Eretria, as they embark on a quest to stop a Demon army from destroying the Four Lands.
The two-hour premiere jumped 71 percent to earn a 1.2 rating among the network’s core P12-34 audience, as well as a 1.2 among P18-34.
It was the No. 1 original series in its timeslot on cable among P12-34, P18-24, P18-34, and P18-49, and the No. 2 original series on cable for the night among P12-34, second only to Teen Wolf.
“The incredibly positive response on social media and great word of mouth translated into big viewership for the Shannara premiere, delivering a very strong start for the series and a lot of new viewers to the network,” Mina Lefevre, Executive Vice President and Head of Scripted Development for MTV, said in a statement. “This season truly just gets better as we raise the stakes for our heroes and reveal more of the world of ‘Shannara,’ and we’re excited to take fans further on this epic journey.”
Be sure to catch The Shannara Chronicles airs TONIGHT, January 12 @ 10PM ET/PT on MTV.
Poppy Drayton and Austin Butler chat up their new show, The Shannara Chronicles, during the panel during the 2016 Television Critics Association Press Tour at Langham Hotel on Wednesday afternoon (January 6) in Pasadena, Calif.
The two actors were joined by co-stars John Rhys-Davies, Ivana Baquero, Manu Bennett, plus executive producers Al Gough, Miles Millar, Jon Favreau, Jonathan Liebesman, and executive producer/author Terry Brooks.
“We do think there’s a real appetite for the show. It’s based on a classic book series, and we think it works on cable. It works for binge-watching. It’s very accessible on all platforms,” Milesshared while speaking with press.
John added, “It’s not mined out. Plus, this material has real history. Our writer started this in 1976!”
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