Series synopsis
Young Blades is a Canadian sci-fi & fantasy action & adventure television series that premiered on Pax TV on January 23, 2005. It ended on June 2, 2005. It was created by Billy Brown. It stars Mark Hildreth, Tobias Mehler, Zak Santiago and Robert Sheehan.
Young Blades is an historical fantasy television series that aired on PAX from January to June 2005, lasting only thirteen episodes before cancellation. Set in 17th century France, it followed the adventures of four Musketeers:
⁕d'Artagnan, son of the legendary d'Artagnan in Alexandre Dumas, père's novel The Three Musketeers.
⁕Jacqueline, alias Jacques, a woman disguised as a man while on the run for murder.
⁕Siroc, an inventor.
⁕Ramon, a poet.
Other main characters include the Musketeers' ...
Premise
Young Blades is an historical fantasy television series that aired on PAX from January to June 2005, lasting only thirteen episodes before cancellation. Set in 17th century France, it followed the adventures of four Musketeers:
⁕d'Artagnan, son of the legendary d'Artagnan in Alexandre Dumas, père's novel The Three Musketeers.
⁕Jacqueline, alias Jacques, a woman disguised as a man while on the run for murder.
⁕Siroc, an inventor.
⁕Ramon, a poet.
Other main characters include the Musketeers' leader, Captain Duval; Queen Anne; Cardinal Mazarin; and a fifteen-year-old Louis XIV. The latter three characters are based on historical figures.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Mark Hildreth
- Tobias Mehler
- Zak Santiago
- Robert Sheehan as Louis XIV of France
- Sheena Easton
- Michael Ironside
- Karen Cliche
- Phillip Mitchell
Supporting cast
- Erica Cerra as Giselle
- Charles Shaughnessy as Charles De Batz-Castelmore
- Bruce Boxleitner as Captain Duval
Guest cast
- Katharine Isabelle as Celeste Le Rue
- Mylène Dinh-Robic as Sister Eleanor (as Mylene Robic)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | January 23, 2005 | June 2, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wanted Jaqueline, a girl in trouble with the law, dresses like a boy and joines the Musketeers to avoid arrest. She runs into trouble after an argument with D'Artagnan Jr yet wins the respect of the instructor and two of the other Musketeers, Ramon and Siroc. She soon discovers that her brother has been taken by the evil Cardinal to be used for experimentation by a secret society and sets out to rescue him. Along the way, she gains the help of D'artagnan, Ramon and Siroc, and D'artagnan discovers her secret. |
January 23, 2005 |
| 2 |
Rub-a-dub Sub A gang extort money from local shopkeepers. So D'Artagnan Jr. and Jacques go undercover to find who is behind this ill deed. Mazarin so finds out what the Musketeers are up and trys to fame them for the deed. Meanwhile Sirco creates the ""sub aquatic chamber"" the world's first submarine and the Musketeers use it to thwart the gang. |
January 30, 2005 |
| 3 |
Enchanted French noble children are disappearing from thier homes in the middle of the night without signs of a sturggle, and the Musketeers are called in to unravel this mystery. All the while, Ramon, falls under the spell of the beautiful poet and enchantress, who with the Cardinal and the Secret Order, plan to brain wash the children and then implant them back into society (think 'Manchurian Canidate' like). |
February 13, 2005 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Pax TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 23, 2005 |
| Last aired | June 2, 2005 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 21:00:00 |