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Season 1 – Xena

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Xena is a reformed warrior princess who travels around fighting evil. Gabrielle -- bard and friend -- keeps her company and helps her stay on the path of good.
Xena — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Lucy Lawless exudes steely charisma in Xena: Warrior Princess, a swashbuckling actioner that transcends its origin as a spinoff and becomes a fully realized saga in its own right.

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Brian Lowry Variety 03/02/2021
Lawless is convincing in the title role, and the action sequences are cleverly staged, making the budgetary limitations involving a giant cyclops, for example, almost an asset. Go to Full Review Alison Stewart Sydney Morning Herald 03/02/2021
Young fans of Hercules (and they are legion) will be delighted with this spin-off, but parents of those fans may be less than enthralled. Go to Full Review Mike Duffy Detroit Free Press 03/02/2021
2/4
Xena doesn't yet match Hercules in mixing the comedy and action elements. Go to Full Review Michael Gaither Santa Cruz Sentinel 03/02/2021
If you ever needed an excuse to stay inside on a sunny afternoon, this is it. Go to Full Review Arion Berger L.A. Weekly 03/02/2021
It is camp, but it's also sort of good and we're suspicious that they're putting one over on us, so we want to keep an eye on it. Go to Full Review Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media 03/02/2021
4/5
Offers viewers a refreshingly strong and independent lead character who's able to hold her own. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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TJ M @TjLanadelrey 01/06/2025 This is the best fantasy tv show ever made. I don’t care what people with boring taste say. Xena Rules!!! Aphrodite doesn’t blow!!!🤣 See more sarah a @Padlock 08/27/2022 I love this show so much. Watched it again and again. It's a shame that in the 90s, they couldn't quite go along the lesbian storyline, although it was strongly hinted at in places, but very frustrating, when Xena and Gabrielle keep getting boyfriends. The comedy in this show is light relief. The action sequences are delightfully exaggerated. See more 03/23/2021 Xena is one of the best shows I have ever seen. The way they shot Xena as an actual action hero and showcased her strength was phenomenal. The show could be funny, heart wrenching, exciting, musical, scary! It was like an every genre show and you never knew where the next episode was going to go! The greek gods were always fun when they were onscreen, especially Aphrodite! See more 09/11/2019 I watched this show growing up and absolutely loved it! It's not quite the same watching it as an adult, but it still holds a special place in my heart and I would rewatch it any day! See more 01/03/2019 These elitist 2018 "critics" can talk all the political cobblers they want about "feminist icons", "LGBT undertones" blah blah blah. I actually watched it because it was a fun show with interesting stories and characters. See more Read all reviews
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John Schulian

Creator

Rob Tapert

Creator

Lucy Lawless

Xena

Renee O'Connor

Gabrielle

Kevin Smith

Guest Star

Bobby Hosea

Guest Star

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 4, 1995 Sins of the Past The warlord Draco challenges Xena's efforts to atone for past sins. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 11, 1995 Chariots of War Chariot-mounted thugs swoop down on a peaceful village. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 18, 1995 Dreamworker The high priest Manus abducts Gabrielle to be Morpheus' bride. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 25, 1995 Cradle of Hope A prophecy declaring him a threat to the throne dooms an infant. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 2, 1995 The Path Not Taken A plan to rescue a kidnapped princess stirs enemies from the past. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 16, 1995 The Reckoning Ares tempts Xena to return to her ruthless, warrior life. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 30, 1995 The Titans Gabrielle unwittingly frees three Titans, imprisoned for centuries in stone. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 6, 1995 Prometheus Hercules and Iolaus join Xena and Gabrielle to free chained Prometheus. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 13, 1995 Death in Chains Xena must rescue Hades' sister Celesta, or mankind is doomed for eternity. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 20, 1995 Hooves and Harlots The murder of their princess has Amazons at the brink of war with Centaurs. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 8, 1996 The Black Wolf Xena comes to the aid of imprisoned freedom fighters who refuse to reveal the identity of their mysterious leader. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 15, 1996 Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts Xena joins the climactic battle between the warring Greeks and Trojans that is precipitated by the false peace offering of the Trojan horse. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 22, 1996 Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards Gabrielle cons her way into a prestigious storytelling competition and ends up helping a fellow bard who is under pressure from his father to win. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 29, 1996 A Fistful of Dinars Xena searches for the lost treasure of the Sumerians to keep ambrosia from falling into the wrong hands. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 5, 1996 Warrior ... Princess Xena trades identities with a look-alike princess in order to defeat the young woman's would-be assassins. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 12, 1996 Mortal Beloved Xena crosses the river Styx to the Underworld to help her deceased lover stop a madman from destroying the heavenly Elysian Fields. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 19, 1996 The Royal Couple of Thieves Xena forces a renowned thief to assist her in an elaborate scheme to recover a powerful weapon from a warlord. Details Episode 18 Aired Mar 4, 1996 The Prodigal Gabrielle takes on the role of leader when she returns home and finds her village ill-prepared to defend itself from a band of marauders. Details Episode 19 Aired Apr 22, 1996 Altared States A boy will die in a sacrificial killing unless Xena can stop his jealous older brother. With Renee O'Connor. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 29, 1996 Ties That Bind As the god Ares schemes to make Xena lead his army, the warrior princess meets a man claiming to be her long-lost father. Details Episode 21 Aired May 6, 1996 The Greater Good Gabrielle assumes Xena's identity after the warrior princess is injured during a skirmish with a warlord bent on destroying Salmoneus. Details Episode 22 Aired May 13, 1996 Callisto The female warrior Callisto tries to turn the world against Xena by committing acts of terrorism in her name. Details Episode 23 Aired Jun 3, 1996 Death Mask After learning a raiding party's leader was responsible for the destruction in their village, Xena and her brother set out to destroy him. Details Episode 24 Aired Jul 29, 1996 Is There a Doctor in the House? Xena stops a war, saves the casualties, revives Gabrielle and delivers a baby centaur by Caesarean section. Details

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Xena — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Charles Siebert, Stephen L. Posey, Bruce Green, Garth Maxwell, Josh Becker, Michael Levine, T.J. Scott, Jace Alexander
Creator
John Schulian, Rob Tapert
Executive Producer
Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert
Screenwriter
Steven L. Sears, Chris Manheim, Peter Allan Fields, Janis Hendler, R.J. Stewart, Adam Armus, Nora Kay Foster
Network
Syndicated
Rating
TV-PG (V)
Genre
Drama, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 4, 1995