There are dark days ahead, or so says the newest MTV promo for The Shannara Chronicles TV show. In the promo, John Rhys-Davies’ character, Elven King Eventine, says “The events leading us to this moment have been unfurling for centuries.” The Shannara Chronicles premieres January 5th, 2016 on MTV.

Based on the fantasy novels by Terry Brooks, The Shannara Chronicles stars: Poppy Drayton, Austin Butler, Ivana Baquero, Manu Bennett and Rhys-Davies. The series is executive produced by Jon Favreau, Al Gough, Miles Millar, Dan Farah, Jonathan Liebesman and author Brooks.

Watch “The Four Lands”, an official promo for The Shannara Chronicles, from MTV.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDuvJXleJgg

In cast you missed it, check out last week’s article on The Shannara Chronicles, on “The Ellcrys Tree” trailer, which teases some of the show’s mythology. The piece also includes five “Meet the Character” videos, featuring Manu Bennett as Allanon; Poppy Drayton as Amberle; Ivana Baquero as Eretria; John Rhys-Davies as King Eventine; and Austin Butler as Wil.

Are you planning to check out The Shannara Chronicles, when the first season debuts on MTV? Does your spellcheck hate the characters’ names, too? Do you like what you have seen of this new TV series? Sound off in the comments.