Galavant TV show on ABC (canceled)

Network: ABC
Episodes: 18 (half-hour)
Seasons: Two

TV show dates: January 4, 2015 — January 31, 2016
Series status: Cancelled

Performers include: Joshua Sasse, Timothy Omundson, Vinnie Jones, Mallory Jansen, Karen David, Luke Youngblood, Ben Presley, Daniel Evans, Stanley Townsend, and Genevieve Allenbury.

TV show description:
This musical comedy series comes from animated musical veterans Dan Fogelman (writer), Alan Menken (composer), and Glenn Slater (lyricist). It revolves around a dashing hero who once lost the love of his life to an evil king. It’s now time for the hero to exact his revenge and restore his “happily ever after.”

Charming and handsome, Galavant (Joshua Sasse) is a gallant knight and hero so beloved that he is known by just one name. When he goes to save the love of his life, Madalena (Mallory Jansen), after she was kidnapped by the evil King Richard (Timothy Omundson), she rejects Galavant.

He proclaims that all he has to offer her is his love and it seems that the demanding beauty would prefer a life of fame and fortune over love. So, she marries the King.

Since then, Galavant has gone broke, stopped bathing, and has gained weight — most likely due to his penchant for libations. Sid (Luke Youngblood) is Galavant’s trusty squire who assists the fallen hero in keeping his life in order as best he can. Adopted as a baby, Sid was left on an older couple’s doorstep.

Notorious for his evil ways, King Richard indulges in such hobbies as raising taxes and tormenting the poor. The evil king isn’t as tough as you might think however. One insult from Madalena and he bursts into tears. Gareth (Vinnie Jones) is the king’s rough and tough right-hand henchman who often has to instruct the king on how to be more manly in his ways.

Spunky Princess Isabella (Karen David) — whose full name is Princess Isabella Lucia Maria Elizabetta of Valencia — seeks out and engages the depressed Galavant in order to save her people from King Richard. She’s sent by the king to lure Galavant to him so that King Richard can kill the fallen hero in front of his former flame, Madalena.

Series Finale:
Episode #18 — The One True King (To Unite Them All)
Under Madalena and Wormwood’s spell, the zombie army revolts against Galavant. Meanwhile, Richard goes after Wormwood. Elsewhere, Gareth tries to reason with Madalena, but she is driven to learn how to use her newly acquired dark magic.
First aired: January 31, 2016.

What do you think? Do you like the Galavant TV show? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a third season?

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Chrissy

March 1, 2016 1:20 pm

ORIGINALITY. SUPERB PERFOMERS. FABULOUS SCENERY. FINALLY something worth watching. BRAVO KUDOS Want more more more. Thank you cast and crew for a terrific 2nd season.

April L

February 26, 2016 1:48 pm

Love love love love this show RENEW is a must so funny and the music is on point very good story line ..Please keep it on PLEASE

M.L. Huizinga

February 25, 2016 10:00 pm

Please renew this show. It is so entertaining and the actors are superb. It’s so refreshing to watch something light and funny as opposed to all the depressing, violent shows that seem to be in the majority. We look forward to each presentation and would really feel bad if it weren’t renewed. We just came upon it by chance. Please publicize it more so make people aware of what a delight it is.

Linda

February 21, 2016 6:45 pm

Please renew this show! The actors are perfect for the characters & the plots very imaginative. I looked forward to it each week; it is laugh out loud funny!

Margaret Monks

February 19, 2016 6:09 pm

I love the show.

Deanna

February 18, 2016 2:44 pm

This is a great show: original, witty, charming, urbane, and unlike anything else on tv. This will, of course, probably doom the renewal, but I really hope not. I’ve been humming the theme song “Galavant” for days now and already miss the characters!