Highlander (TV series)
| Highlander: The Series | |
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Davis-Panzer Productions |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "Princes of the Universe" (Queen) |
| Composer(s) | Roger Bellon |
| Country of origin | Canada France |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 119 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Ken Gord |
| Running time | 48 minutes per episode |
| Production company(s) |
Rysher Entertainment
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| Release | |
| Original network |
US: Syndicated
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| Original release | October 3, 1992 – May 16, 1998 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by |
Highlander: The Raven Highlander: Endgame |
| Website | |
Highlander: The Series is a Canadian-Frenchfantasy science fiction action-adventure television series featuring Duncan MacLeod (Adrian Paul) of the Scottish Clan MacLeod, as the eponymous "Highlander". A slight retcon of the 1986 feature film of the same name, it features a storyline in which the protagonist of the film (Connor MacLeod, a member of a race of "Immortals") has not won "the Prize" sought by all Immortals, who still exist post-1985. Christopher Lambert reprised his role as Connor in the pilot episode, which introduced series protagonist Duncan MacLeod, an Immortal who was taken in by the same clan of Scottish Highlanders who had found and raised Connor generations before.
The series was an international hit and was nominated three times for the Gemini Awards and once for a Saturn Award in 1998.
The pilot episode established the main character, Duncan MacLeod, and his girlfriend Tessa Noël (played by Alexandra Vandernoot), initially living quietly together as co-proprietors of the antique shop MacLeod & Noël Antiques. Richie Ryan (Stan Kirsch) was introduced as a thief breaking into their shop and witnessing the confrontation between Duncan, the evil Immortal Slan Quince (Richard Moll) and Duncan's fellow clansman Connor MacLeod, the hero from the movies.
Also revealed was that Duncan had lived nearly 400 years, and was one of many such Immortals in the world. Connor had come to ask Duncan to return to The Game, to fight on the side of good against evil. "The Game" was the term used by the Immortals to describe their hunting of one another, seeking "Quickenings" by beheading their opponents. Duncan had been hiding from other Immortals for some time, removing himself from The Game. Now hunted by Quince, he had to face him, and by the end of the first episode, Slan was defeated and Duncan clearly caught up in The Game again.
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