Willow (TV series)
2022 American fantasy television series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Willow is an American fantasy adventure television series based on and serving as a sequel to the 1988 film of the same name. Warwick Davis, the original actor of Willow Ufgood in the 1988 film, reprised his role for the show. Val Kilmer was unable to reprise his role as Madmartigan and his son Jack Kilmer voiced a cameo appearance of the character instead. Produced by Lucasfilm, the series was mostly filmed in Wales in April 2021,[3] and premiered on the streaming service Disney+ on November 30, 2022.
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Based on | Characters by George Lucas |
Developed by | Jonathan Kasdan |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Production location | Wales |
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Running time | 46ā60 minutes |
Production company | Lucasfilm |
Budget | $156.8 million[2] |
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Network | Disney+ |
Release | November 30, 2022 (2022-11-30) ā January 11, 2023 (2023-01-11) |
In March 2023, the series was canceled after only one season,[4] though Jonathan Kasdan stated that the series was on hiatus.[5] Kasdan noted that Season 2 had already been written and expressed his hopes that it would be made.[4] Reporters noted that the cancellation occurred as media companies, including Disney+, were seeking to reduce costs for streaming content in order to increase profitability.[4]
The series was removed from Disney+ on May 26, 2023, amidst a Disney+ and Hulu content-removal purge, as part of a broader cost-cutting initiative under Disney CEO Bob Iger.[6]