Witch Blade Introduction

Witchblade

Witchblade's intertitle

Genre   Superhero

Supernatural drama

Action/Adventure

Mystery

Thriller

Created by          Ralph Hemecker

Starring                Yancy Butler

David Chokachi

Anthony Cistaro

Will Yun Lee

John Hensley

Eric Etebari

Theme music composer               Joel Goldsmith

Country of origin             United States

Language(s)       English

No. of seasons  2

No. of episodes                23 (List of episodes)

Production

Executive producer(s)   Dan Halsted

Ralph Hemecker

Producer(s)        Vikki Williams

Running time    60 minutes

Broadcast

Original channel              TNT

Audio format     Dolby

Original run        June 12, 2001 – August 26, 2002

Chronology

Preceded by      Witchblade (2000 film)

Related shows  Witchblade (anime)

External links

Website

Following a pilot film in August 2000, the cable network TNT premiered a Witchblade television series based on the Witchblade Top Cow Productions comic book series in 2001. Some of the episodes were written by Ralph Hemecker, Marc Silvestri (who also wrote the comic book) and J.D. Zeik.

Yancy Butler starred as Sara Pezzini, Anthony Cistaro as Kenneth Irons, David Chokachi as Jake McCartey, Eric Etebari as Ian Nottingham, Will Yun Lee as Danny Woo, Conrad Dunn as Tommy Gallo, Kenneth Welsh as Joe Siri, and John Hensley as Gabriel Bowman, among others. Although critically acclaimed and popular with audiences,[citation needed] the show was canceled in September 2002; there was speculation that the cancellation was connected to Butler's entering rehab for alcoholism.

The series ran for two seasons on TNT, for a total of 24 episodes (including pilot). The first episode aired June 12, 2001; the last episode aired August 26, 2002. In spite of its cancellation, Witchblade was ranked seventh in the Top 10 Basic Cable Dramas for 2002 (Multichannel News, February 24, 2003).

Cast and characters

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Main cast

             Yancy Butler as Det. Sara 'Pez' Pezzini

             David Chokachi as Det. Jake McCartey

             Anthony Cistaro as Kenneth Irons

             Will Yun Lee as Det. Danny Woo

             John Hensley as Gabriel Bowman

             Eric Etebari as Ian Nottingham

Recurring cast

             Lazar Rockwood as Lazar

             Kathryn Winslow as Vicky Po

             Nestor Serrano as Captain Bruno Dante

             Bill Mcdonald as Jerry Orlinsky

             Kim De Lury as Conchobar

             Johnie Chase as Det. 'Jumbo'

             Dov Tiefenbach as Jagger

             Noah Danby as Det. Burgess

Episodes

 Witchblade is a supernatural drama television series. After a pilot movie that aired August 27, 2000, a total of 23 episodes were made and aired on TNT over two seasons. The series is based on the Witchblade Top Cow Productions comic book series in 2001. It was directed by Ralph Hemecker and written by Marc Silvestri (who also wrote the comic book) and J.D. Zeik.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired		DVDrelease date
			Season premiere	Season finale
	1	11	June 12, 2001	August 21, 2001	July 29, 2008
	2	12	June 16, 2002	August 26, 2002

Episode list

Music

On May 29, 2007, the soundtrack for the series' score was released by composer Joel Goldsmith on his independent record label, FreeClyde.

 In 2004, a compilation album, Witchblade the Music, was released on the Edge Artists record label featuring music from/inspired by the Top Cow comic book and the Witchblade TV series. It was compiled and produced by G Tom Mac.

DVD release

On April 1, 2008, Warner Home Video announced a DVD release.Witchblade: The Complete Series — a seven-disc collectors set including the original made-for-TV movie, all 23 episodes of the series, and special features — was released on July 29, 2008.