Home > The Shannara Chronicles > Season 1 « TV Series Page The Shannara Chronicles: Season 1 (2016) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 56% Average Rating: 5.11/10 Season Reviews: 27 Fresh: 15 Rotten: 12 Critics Consensus: The Shannara Chronicles wears its influences heavily on its sleeve and needs to find surer footing before it can tap its true potential, but it still might suffice for viewers in search of a teen-friendly Game of Thrones. 30% Average Rating: 4.5/10 Season Reviews: 10 Fresh: 3 Rotten: 7 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: The Shannara Chronicles wears its influences heavily on its sleeve and needs to find surer footing before it can tap its true potential, but it still might suffice for viewers in search of a teen-friendly Game of Thrones. AUDIENCE SCORE 71% liked it Average Rating: 3.8/5 User Ratings: 615 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Chosen, Part 1 Air date: Jan 5, 2016 Part 1 of 2. The premiere of the fantasy drama, which is set thousands of years after the fall of humankind, finds Four Lands threatened by a grave danger. More 2 Chosen, Part 2 Air date: Jan 5, 2016 Conclusion. Four Lands is threatened by a grave danger. More 3 Fury Air date: Jan 12, 2016 Wil and Amberle are kidnapped by Eretria and Cephalo; and Wil must learn how to use the Elfstones before a bloodthirsty Fury kills them all. More 4 Changeling Air date: Jan 19, 2016 Amberle attempts to prove her worth to the Ellcrys; and the Dagda Mor sends the Changeling, an ancient demon, to kill her. More 5 Reaper Air date: Jan 26, 2016 Amberle, Wil and Eretria must find common ground in order to survive the perils of their quest, which includes the nightmarish Reaper. In other events, at the palace, Ander tries to forge an unlikely alliance in order to find the Dagda Mor. More 6 Pykon Air date: Feb 2, 2016 Amberle, Wil and Eretria take shelter in Pykon, a snowy Elvin outpost with a grisly secret; and Ander and Slanter make a discovery about the Dagda Mor's forces. More 7 Breakline Air date: Feb 9, 2016 Amberle and Eretria run from elf hunters, who cut off elves' ears for fun, while an unexpected friend helps Wil searches for them. More 8 Utopia Air date: Feb 16, 2016 While Wil and Amberle search for her, Eretria stumbles upon a secret settlement of humans. More 9 Safehold Air date: Feb 23, 2016 Wil, Amberle and Eretria must cross ancient human ruins to reach the Bloodfire, but a nefarious evil tests their friendship. More 10 Ellcrys Air date: Mar 1, 2016 In the Season 1 finale, Wil and Amberle race to reach the Ellcrys while Allanon and Ander lead the Elvin army into battle against the Dagda Mor and his demon horde. More The Shannara Chronicles: Season 1 Videos 2:44 The Shannara Chronicles: Season 1 SDCC First Look 0:59 The Shannara Chronicles: Season 1 Trailer 1 1:58 The Shannara Chronicles: Season 1 Trailer 2 View All Videos (3) The Shannara Chronicles: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (28) Tv Season Info In series 1 of this fantasy drama series adapted from books written by Terry Brooks, an unlikely trio sets out to save their homeland, Four Lands, when it's threatened by a grave danger. Austin Butler, Poppy Drayton, Ivana Baquero, Manu Bennett and Aaron Jakubenko star. Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy Network: Spike Premiere Date: Jan 5, 2016 Exec. Producers: Jon Favreau, Terry Brooks, Al Gough, Miles Millar, Dan Farah Cast Aaron Jakubenko as Ander Austin Butler as Wil Ohmsford Brooke Williams as Catania Daniel MacPherson as Arion Ivana Baquero as Eretria James Remar as Cephelo John Rhys-Davies as King Eventine Manu Bennett as Allanon Marcus Vanco as Bandon Poppy Drayton as Amberle Show More Cast News & Interviews for The Shannara Chronicles: Season 1 Netflix Renews The OA, Battlestar Galactica’s Richard Hatch Dies, Sarah Paulson in Castings, and More TV news The Doctor Is Out, HBO’s Godfather Drama Is in, Sneak Peek at Rihanna in Bates Motel, Star Trek: Discovery Footage, and More TV News On DVD This Week: The Secret Life of Pets, Jason Bourne, and More View All The Shannara Chronicles: Season 1 News Episodes 1 Chosen, Part 1 Air date: Jan 5, 2016 Part 1 of 2. The premiere of the fantasy drama, which is set thousands of years after the fall of humankind, finds Four Lands threatened by a grave danger. More 2 Chosen, Part 2 Air date: Jan 5, 2016 Conclusion. Four Lands is threatened by a grave danger. More 3 Fury Air date: Jan 12, 2016 Wil and Amberle are kidnapped by Eretria and Cephalo; and Wil must learn how to use the Elfstones before a bloodthirsty Fury kills them all. More 4 Changeling Air date: Jan 19, 2016 Amberle attempts to prove her worth to the Ellcrys; and the Dagda Mor sends the Changeling, an ancient demon, to kill her. More 5 Reaper Air date: Jan 26, 2016 Amberle, Wil and Eretria must find common ground in order to survive the perils of their quest, which includes the nightmarish Reaper. In other events, at the palace, Ander tries to forge an unlikely alliance in order to find the Dagda Mor. More 6 Pykon Air date: Feb 2, 2016 Amberle, Wil and Eretria take shelter in Pykon, a snowy Elvin outpost with a grisly secret; and Ander and Slanter make a discovery about the Dagda Mor's forces. More 7 Breakline Air date: Feb 9, 2016 Amberle and Eretria run from elf hunters, who cut off elves' ears for fun, while an unexpected friend helps Wil searches for them. More 8 Utopia Air date: Feb 16, 2016 While Wil and Amberle search for her, Eretria stumbles upon a secret settlement of humans. More 9 Safehold Air date: Feb 23, 2016 Wil, Amberle and Eretria must cross ancient human ruins to reach the Bloodfire, but a nefarious evil tests their friendship. More 10 Ellcrys Air date: Mar 1, 2016 In the Season 1 finale, Wil and Amberle race to reach the Ellcrys while Allanon and Ander lead the Elvin army into battle against the Dagda Mor and his demon horde. More Critic Reviews for The Shannara Chronicles Season 1 All Critics (27) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (15) | Rotten (12) The show sputters along, never quite finding its footing between the stakes of a collapsing fantasy universe and a soapy teen drama. Jan 6, 2016 | Full Review… Orly Greenberg Observer Top Critic The fact that the mostly inert The Shannara Chronicles is utterly familiar on both levels is a reminder that a truly vibrant fantasy story requires some sort of invention. Jan 6, 2016 | Full Review… Spencer Kornhaber The Atlantic Top Critic It doesn't help that the characters seem to be allowed to switch from talking dour fantasy-novel heroes to bored millennials whenever the mood strikes them - perhaps something that might have to do with this being MTV. Jan 5, 2016 | Full Review… Ned Ehrbar TheWrap Top Critic It's not easy to make a show that appeals to fans and non-fans alike when you're talking about a world as fleshed out as Shannara -- but I think this show has it's heart in the right place. Jan 5, 2016 | Full Review… Shana O'Neil HitFix The show is pretty good and despite the fact that it's intended audience is probably significantly younger than me... I enjoy the drama that unfolds in each episode. Aug 21, 2018 | Full Review… Stephanie Cooke Rogues Portal Whatever visual beauty this pretender to Game of Thrones' high fantasy throne does possess is undone by wooden performances, formulaic execution and dialogue so howlingly bad it resembles subpar fan fiction. Jan 4, 2016 | Rating: 3/10 | Full Review… Isaac Feldberg We Got This Covered The Shannara Chronicles can't help but show off how cool its various magical storylines are, and in doing so it shows off its shortcomings. Its characters are fairly weak, with the exception of Manu Bennet's Allanon, though its setting is gorgeous. Dec 30, 2015 | Rating: 6.5/10 | Full Review… Terri Schwartz IGN Movies Fantasy stories tend to risk the ridiculous to achieve the sublime. But The Shannara Chronicles almost always lands on the wrong side of that divide. Jan 4, 2016 | Full Review… Keith Uhlich Hollywood Reporter Top Critic The world-building is imaginative and impressive, but the mythology is exhausting to keep up with, especially when the reward is basically a romance-novel version of The Lord of the Rings, complete with courtly hand-kissing and sexy elfin bubble baths. Jan 4, 2016 | Rating: C | Full Review… Melissa Maerz Entertainment Weekly Top Critic The truth is, genre-loving families and fantasy fans who want to travel to another world but don't want to fork over the admission to a multiplex (or a premium channel) could do worse than this. Jan 4, 2016 | Full Review… Maureen Ryan Variety Top Critic View All Critic Reviews (27) Audience Reviews for The Shannara Chronicles: Season 1 Utter garbage. SylvesterK Super Reviewer View All News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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