Witchblade (TV series)
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| Witchblade | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Created by | Ralph Hemecker |
| Starring | Yancy Butler |
| Theme music composer | Joel Goldsmith |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| 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 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
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. The series was directed by Ralph Hemecker and written by 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 Walsh as Joe Siri, and John Hensley as Gabriel Bowman, among others. Although critically acclaimed and popular with audiences, it was cancelled in September 2002 after Butler was ordered to enter rehab for alcoholism.[citation needed]
The series ran for two seasons on TNT, for a total of 23 episodes. 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).
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[edit] The Music
On May 29, 2007, the soundtrack for the series was released by composer Joel Goldsmith on his independent record label, FreeClyde.[1]
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.
[edit] 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 — is scheduled for release July 29, 2008.[2]
