Witchblade
Witchblade is a 2001-2002 American television series that aired on TNT. Based on the Witchblade comic book franchise, the series follows a pilot film that premiered in August 2000. Ralph Hemecker, Marc Silvestri, and J.D. Zeik wrote a portion of the episodes. Anthony Cistaro portrayed Kenneth Irons, David Chokachi portrayed Jake McCartey, Eric Etebari portrayed Ian Nottingham, Will Yun Lee portrayed Danny Woo, Conrad Dunn portrayed Tommy Gallo, Kenneth Welsh portrayed Joe Siri, and John Hensley portrayed Gabriel Bowman, among others. Although critically lauded and popular with audiences, the play was discontinued in September 2002; it was speculated that the cancellation was a result of Butler's admission to alcohol rehabilitation. The sitcom aired on TNT for two seasons, totaling 24 episodes. The premiere aired on June 12, 2001, and the finale aired on August 26, 2002. Despite being canceled, Witchblade rated seventh among the top ten basic cable dramas of 2002. According to Top Cow editor Matt Hawkins, the Witchblade television series was canceled because the lead actress, Yancy Butler, was an alcoholic and entered rehabilitation; it was and is the highest-rated series to be canceled.
Released: 2000-08-27
Duration: 45
min
Country:
United States of America