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MTV renews The Shannara Chronicles for second season

April 20, 2016 by Gary Collinson

MTV has renewed the fantasy drama The Shannara Chronicles for a second season, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed.

The series, which was the most expensive pilot ever produced by MTV, is based upon Terry Brooks’ bestselling book series and centres “on the Shannara family, whose descendants are empowered with ancient magic and whose adventures continuously reshape the future of the world.”

The Shannara Chronicles features a cast that includes oppy Drayton, Austin Butler, Ivana Baquero, Manu Bennett and John Rhys-Davies. Smallville’s Al Gough and Miles Millar serve as showrunners, while John Favreau (The Jungle Book) executive produces.

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Originally published April 20, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: The Shannara Chronicles

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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