Series synopsis
Galavant is an American comedy television series that premiered on ABC on January 4, 2015. It ended on January 31, 2016. It was created by Dan Fogelman. It stars Joshua Sasse, Timothy Omundson, Vinnie Jones and Mallory Jansen.
Once upon a time, the dashing hero, Prince Galavant lost the love of his life, Madalena, to the evil King Richard. Now, our fallen hero is ready to take revenge and restore his “happily ever after.” But it won't be without a few twists and turns along the way in this fairytale musical.
Premise
Once upon a time, the dashing hero, Prince Galavant lost the love of his life, Madalena, to the evil King Richard. Now, our fallen hero is ready to take revenge and restore his “happily ever after.” But it won't be without a few twists and turns along the way in this fairytale musical.
Premise: Sing his name.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Joshua Sasse as Galavant
- Timothy Omundson as King Richard
- Vinnie Jones as Gareth
- Mallory Jansen as Madalena
- Karen David as Isabella
- Luke Youngblood as Sid
Guest cast
- Hugh Bonneville as Pirate King
- Darren Evans as Chef
- Stanley Townsend as King of Valencia
- Faith Prince as Sid’s Mom
- Nick Holder as Bald Eunuch
- Tim Plester as Executioner
- Genevieve Allenbury as Queen of Valencia
- Kenneth Collard as The Squire
- Ben Presley as Steve "Jester" McKenzie
- Michael Jibson as Joustmaster
- Kemaal Deen-Ellis as Prince Harry
- Michael Brandon as Sid's Dad
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 18 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | January 4, 2015 | January 25, 2015 |
| Season 2 | 10 | January 3, 2016 | January 31, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot When heroic, charming and handsome Sir Galavant loses his true love, the beautiful Madalena, to evil King Richard's wealth and power, he falls into a deep and drunken despair. Just as our hero hits rock bottom, Princess Isabella shows up with a quest to save her kingdom, defeat the despicable King Richard, and provide an opportunity for Galavant to reclaim Madalena. Galavant is off to become a hero again and strike a blow for true love…but first, Galavant has to fit into his old hero pants. |
January 4, 2015 |
| 2 |
Joust Friends Galavant enters a jousting tournament against a boastful rival, Sir Jean Hamm, to test his return to heroic form (and win some much-needed traveling money and a really nice rooster). But it quickly becomes clear that Galavant is a long shot to win. Meanwhile, King Richard asks Gareth to help him become a bit more macho so that Madalena won't despise him quite so much. |
January 4, 2015 |
| 3 |
Two Balls A visit to Sid's hometown reveals he has not been truthful about his career path. While Galavant and Isabella back up Sid's stories, King Richard decides to throw a ball to cheer up the people of Valencia. |
January 11, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A New Season… aka Suck It Cancellation Bear Bad advice results in Galavant and the crew being shipwrecked, and they end up traveling by foot in order to get back to Richard’s kingdom. Later, Galavant and King Richard find themselves at The Enchanted Forest Pub in West Hollow-wood where they are forced into working there by the owner who sees Galavant in a different light. Meanwhile in Valencia, Madalena rules as Queen, and Gareth demands his due when he is announced as King, with Sid as his assistant. Elsewhere in Hortensia, Isabella is imprisoned in her jewel box by her 12-year-old cousin as her parents prepare for their wedding. |
January 3, 2016 |
| 2 |
World's Best Kiss Galavant and Richard see a fortune teller who is able to connect Galavant to Isabella using a crystal ball. Isabella receives Galavant's "call" as she is plotting her escape from Hortensia. Unfortunately, it's a "bad connection," and Isabella hears only every other word. She is devastated by the call, but Galavant believes it went well. He promises to return to her as soon as he drops Richard off at his castle. The only problem is that Richard's castle seems to have disappeared. |
January 3, 2016 |
| 3 |
Aw, Hell, the King Desperate to raise an army and storm Hortensia, Galavant and King Richard return to his former castle to find the village thriving, now that they've found democracy. The discovery leads Richard to have an identity crisis now that his people don't need him. Galavant uses a town hall meeting to recruit fighters from the village, but the volunteers are in short supply. In Hortensia, an evil wedding planner named Wormwood poisons Isabella's mind with an enchanted tiara, intent on making her help him take over the kingdom. Meanwhile, Madalena threatens Sid with death unless he helps Gareth overcome his guilt-ridden nightmares about betraying Richard. |
January 10, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 4, 2015 |
| Last aired | January 31, 2016 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | Canceled |
| Schedule | Sunday at 20:00:00 |