In December 2014, MTV booked the show for the entire season. This is the most ambitious new project since MTV entered the field of scripted programs. The story is adapted from the series of fantasy novels "Shanara Sword" written by Terry Brooks. Al Gough and Miles Millar, the creators of "Smallville", will write the script of the show. Jonathan Liebesman, the director of the movie "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", will serve as the director of the first two episodes. The three of them will also serve as executive producers. Terry Brooks himself will also serve as executive producer. Jon Favreau was supposed to direct the first episode, but he failed to do so due to schedule conflicts. He will remain as an executive producer. In the history of fantasy literature, "Shanara Sword", which has been published since 1977, is a classic work on par with "The Lord of the Rings", "Tales from Earthsea", "The Dark Tower", "Dragonlance", "The Sword of Truth" and other masterpieces. There are a total of 25 books. The story takes place in the "New Human World" thousands of years after the destruction of human civilization. The ancient evil power is gradually reviving, and the dark clouds covering the north will spread to the four continents. In the peaceful cave valley, Shay, who is half elven, is the only descendant of the Shanara bloodline (a family with magic for generations) left in this world, and is also the last heir who can use the legendary weapon "Sword of Shanara" to fight against the dark forces. From the moment the black-clothed druid came to warn, the stable life has become a dream of yesterday, because the evil skeleton messenger is following the hunting order of the Dark Lord to destroy the only bloodline that can threaten it. The army of goblins and giants driven by darkness is ready to invade the four countries. Under the leadership of the mysterious druid who is familiar with history, the eight-member team of valley people, highlanders, border princes, dwarves, and elves, with their own will, embarked on a long journey to find the sword (to find the lost Sword of Shanara). The first season will be based on the second book of the original work, The Elfstones Of Shannara (published in 1982 and ranked on the New York Times bestseller list for 16 weeks), the protagonist of which is Shay's grandson Wil Ohmsford. The Sword of Shannara has many adventure, supernatural and love elements, which are what young people are most interested in - this is also the main reason why MTV developed this project (the main audience of the MTV channel is young people in the 18-34 range). According to relevant data, Terry Brooks's fantasy book sales are second only to JK Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, and are ranked second among the fantasy writers still alive. Strangely, his Sword of Shannara series of novels has never been adapted into any form of mainstream film and television works since it was first published in 1977 (Fox obtained the film adaptation rights in 2007, but the project was eventually aborted). Media reviews say that the story of "Sword of Shannara" is between "The Lord of the Rings" and "A Song of Ice and Fire" - it has both the super-long adventure and colorful monsters of the former, and the multi-kingdom conflict of the latter. Poppy Drayton plays the elf princess Amberle. She is smart, fit, and capable, and is the first woman to be selected into the "Chosen Warriors" group. This special group is responsible for protecting and caring for the sacred object of the elves - the ancient Ellery Tree. But unlike other "Chosen Warriors", Amberle's legendary journey has just begun, and she is destined to become a heroine - no matter what dangers and hardships she will experience. Aaron Jakubenko plays Amberle's uncle, the elf prince Ander. He indulges in sensual pleasures all day long and loves to party, and has not yet found his right place in this world. Austin Butler plays the male protagonist Wil Ohmsford, who has half-human and half-elf blood. He is shy about his life experience and has been trying to hide his pointed ears all his life. He is kind, considerate, cute, humble, and always belittles himself. When he learns that he is the last of the legendary Shannara family, his uneventful life will change dramatically. He must find the druid and let him guide him to complete his mission, but the journey is fraught with danger from the beginning.