7.4 /10 1 Votes
8.3/10 TV Theme music composer Joel Goldsmith Original language(s) English Final episode date 26 August 2002 | 6.5/10 IMDb Created by Ralph Hemecker Country of origin United States First episode date 12 June 2001 Network TNT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre Superhero
Supernatural drama
Action/Adventure
Mystery
Thriller Starring Yancy Butler
David Chokachi
Anthony Cistaro
Will Yun Lee
John Hensley
Eric Etebari Cast Yancy Butler, David Chokachi, Will Yun Lee, Eric Etebari, Anthony Cistaro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Witchblade tv series opening
Witchblade is an American television series that aired on TNT from 2001 to 2002. The series is based on the Witchblade comic book series, and followed a pilot film which debuted in August 2000. Some of the episodes were written by Ralph Hemecker, Marc Silvestri (who also wrote the comic book) and J.D. Zeik.
Contents
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, the show was canceled in September 2002; there was speculation that the cancellation was connected to Butler's entering rehab for alcoholism. Top Cow editor Matt Hawkins stated as much and added the series was and remains the highest rated TV series to be cancelled.
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).
Main cast
Recurring cast
Music
The series used song fragments from various artists during the two seasons. Acts like Stabbing Westward, Pump, Michael Kisur, and Suicidal Tendencies were featured in the show soundtrack.
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 and Eddie Kislinger.
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 24 episodes of the series, and special features — was released on July 29, 2008. For the DVD release the music was altered in many episodes in comparison to the original aired episodes.