Xena: Warrior Princess premiered 20 years ago, and the series is remembered fondly by both fans and those involved with the series.
Xena began as a villain on Hercules, but the fan response to her character was so great that a new series was created for her. The series followed her road to redemption. She was a mortal that stood up to the Gods of that time.
Steven Sears spoke about the series with Blastr.
“We wanted to be our own series within that universe, so we did have a lot of discussions about what the series was going to be about. Hercules himself was half god, half mortal. We had a discussion about ‘Well, where’s the source of Xena’s power come from?’ And we pretty much decided — I say pretty much because we always had minor disagreements — that her being mortal made her unique and that this series was going to be the series about when the mortals finally stood up to the gods and said, ‘We’re not going to be your toys anymore. We’re not going to be your plaything.’ So that was what Xena was going to be. Of course, we had to create a backstory with her, and that evolved as the season went on.”
With talk of a reboot in the works, fans have been very vocal about the potential return of the series to television. The cast has also spoken out about the series. Lucy Lawless teased the reboot at a recent premiere.
Renee O’Connor, the actress behind Gabrielle, spoke about the continued popularity of the series 20 years later.
“I really knew that it was developing enough of a fanbase that we would probably keep going for awhile. I never had an idea the longevity of the impact it would have at the time. I never would have dreamed that 20 years later that people would have any inclination to still follow the show. I also love now where we have opportunities to meet people who are just watching it for the first time and they’re enjoying it as if they watched it on the first run. I love that timeless quality that the show offers.”
Were you a fan of Xena: Warrior Princess? Will you watch the reboot if it makes it to television? Tell us what you think.
I would watch if the original Xena and gabrielle ere on it.
I would love a new Xena series. Lucy and Renee did an awesome job on original series. But 20yrs has gone by people age. Batman, superman have been played by different actors, each having their own take on the character, and none took away from others performance.
That being said with graphics being so advanced so much more can be done! Sky’s the limit. Yes Lucy and Renee could be touched up but you always know they are 20yrs older.
Give new fresh faces a chance to put their stamp on the characters.
I’m not interrested at all in watching a fake “Xena” nor a reboot. They want Xena back and recover old fans, then fix the absurd finale, but that only Lucy can do it, not a fake Xena. They want a new show about a warrior woman and all, then do a totally new show with a new name, I myself think I’d watch ANY show about a warrior women… UNLESS they call it “Xena”, Lucy is the one and only Xena and I wouldn’t accept any other, I’d never watch a single episode of a stupid show called “Xena” if… Read more »
i love this show! I have to admit I watch an episode everyday. bring it back but only if lucy an renee are involved. its lucy and renee we all fell in love with. if there not in it leave it alone
I agree because if NBC alone with Rob Tapert and Sam Rami does a reboot, without Lucy and Renee they’re setting themselves up for epic failures and disappointments from fans
I was 6 or 7 years old and I can still remember the night that xena premiered . I’ve stayed with the show until it ended. I bought all the seasons on dvd and have rewatched them over and over. When I signed up for netflix I also watched the show from the beginning. I’m a big fan and wish that they would do something with it. Bring xena back.
IWOULD LOVE A REBOOT OF XENA INA HEART BEAT.. IT WAS A GREAT SHOW
I loved this show and I would be one to watch it again and again
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I would definitely like to see a reboot of Xena I loved the series.