Series synopsis
Legend is a South Korean sci-fi & fantasy action & adventure drama television series that premiered on SBS on September 26, 2001. It was created by Sam Raimi, Terry Goodkind. It stars Park Jung-chul, Kim Tae-woo, Kim Ji-soo and Kim Young-ae.
The adventures of woodsman Richard Cypher, who discovers that he was born to fulfill a prophecy of becoming a guardian hero to oppressed people. With the help of a mysterious woman named Kahlan and a wise old wizard named Zedd, he must stop a ruthless and bloodthirsty tyrant from unleashing an ancient evil and enslaving the world.
Premise
The adventures of woodsman Richard Cypher, who discovers that he was born to fulfill a prophecy of becoming a guardian hero to oppressed people. With the help of a mysterious woman named Kahlan and a wise old wizard named Zedd, he must stop a ruthless and bloodthirsty tyrant from unleashing an ancient evil and enslaving the world.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Park Jung-chul as Choi Tae Ha
- Kim Tae-woo as Kang Dae Woong
- Kim Ji-soo as Yoon Seo Yun
- Kim Young-ae
- Song Min-hyung
- Jeong Seong-mo as Na Hyung Goo
- Baek Il-seob as Dae Woong's father
- Goh Doo-shim as Chief Jun Jae Sook
Supporting cast
- Cho Jae-hyun
- Choi Kang-hee as Jun Mi Sun
- Jeong Dong-hwan
- Kwon Sang-woo as Yang Dol Man
- Lee Yoo-jin as Goo Hong Eun
- Park Young-ji as Director Kim
- Kim Se-jun as Ha Sa Sa
- Kim Byeong-gi as President Yoon
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 57 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 19 | October 17, 2008 | September 28, 2010 |
| Season 1 | 16 | September 26, 2001 | May 23, 2009 |
| Season 2 | 22 | November 7, 2009 | May 22, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Legend of the Seeker: The Making of a Legend! A preview of the fantasy series features its stars and its spectacular home in New Zealand; host Lucy Lawless. (First Aired: 10/17/2008) |
October 17, 2008 |
| 2 |
Forging a Sword: Crafting a Legend Go behind the scenes of "Wizard's First Rule" on the New Zealand set to see how the show's fantasy world is brought to life. |
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| 3 |
Words of Truth: A Conversation with Terry Goodkind Take an intimate journey with author Terry Goodkind to see where the series was created. |
October 13, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Legend Episode 1 |
September 26, 2001 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Legend Episode 2 |
September 27, 2001 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Legend Episode 3 |
October 3, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marked Richard inadvertently opens an entry to the underworld, unleashing a terrible evil. |
November 7, 2009 |
| 2 |
Baneling The quest for the Stone of Tears brings Richard, Kahlan, Zedd and Cara to a D’Haran prison, where the dead return from the underworld to prey on the living. |
November 14, 2009 |
| 3 |
Broken Cara’s fate is in Kahlan’s hands when the Mord’Sith is put on trial for horrific crimes she committed in the past. |
November 21, 2009 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | SBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 26, 2001 |
| Last aired | November 15, 2001 |
| Runtime | 42 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Saturday |