Highlander: The Raven | |
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Highlander: The Raven DVD box set
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No. of episodes | 22 |
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Original network | Broadcast syndication |
Original release | September 21, 1998 – May 22, 1999 |
Season chronology |
This is a list of television episodes from the American fantasy series Highlander: The Raven, a spin-off of Highlander: The Series and part of the Highlander franchise. The only season of the show aired between September 21, 1998 and May 22, 1999 and consisted of 22 episodes. It has been released on DVD in Region 1 on June 14, 2005. The series features flashbacks, sword fights and quickenings which are typical of the Highlander franchise, as well as guest appearances of Highlander: The Series recurring actors Jim Byrnes (as Watcher Joe Dawson), Philip Akin and Valentine Pelka. Dates shown are original air dates on syndication.
Highlander: The Raven follows the adventures of Amanda (Elizabeth Gracen), a 1200-year-old immortal woman who can only die if she is beheaded. The first episode, "Reborn", introduces Amanda's lover and pre-Immortal Nick Wolfe (Paul Johansson). The subsequent episodes focus on Amanda and Wolfe's dealings with other Immortals and mortals, especially Amanda's friends Lucy Becker (Patricia Gage) and Father Liam Riley (Robert Cavanah), Wolfe's former boss Carl Magnus (Michael Copeman) and Wolfe's employer Bert Myers (Hannes Jaenicke). The last episode, "Dead on Arrival" depicts Wolfe's accession to immortality.
The show was co-produced by several production companies including Gaumont Television, M6, Firecorp IV Productions Inc., Rysher, Davis-Panzer Productions, Fireworks Distributing Corporation, ProSieben Media and Chum Television. The series was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and in Paris, France. The executive producers were Bill Panzer, Peter S. Davis, Christian Charret and Marla Ginsburg. Jay Firestone and Adam Haight were co-executive producers and David Abramowitz was Creative Consultant. Donald Paonessa was associate producer. Karen Harris was supervising producer and James Thorpe was executive story editor; both also contributed scripts. The regular directors were Dennis Berry and George Mendeluk. The producer was Steve Wakefield in Toronto; Denis Leroy who was executive in charge of production in Toronto, took over as producer in Paris. Regina Robb was production manager in Toronto, succeeded by Alexandre Deon in Paris. The sword choreographer on the Toronto segment was James Binkley, replaced in Paris by Philippe Guegan. The theme music was composed and performed by Jeff and Rob Pfeifer; incidental music was composed by Simon Cloquet.