Xena: Warrior Princess Reboot to Feature New Cast, Costumes, and a Serialized Format
Xena: Warrior Princess is set for a big return, with TV and comic book revivals on the cards. While the comic book will explore events already seen on the show, the reboot will re-examine the mythos, characters, and world of Xena, and change things up for an overarching storyline.
Heading the TV revival, Javier Grillo-Marxuach said that he's looking forward to remixing the canon a bit. "One big thing is that we are telling a much more serialized story than the show ever tackled - so formally we are already treading some very different ground."
He states that some backstories will change, some moralities "tweaked", and overall there is a genuine attempt to make each episode lead into the next. "It's a delicate balancing act: You want to please the fans of the old and attract a new audience."
Guaranteeing that the trademarks and iconic elements of the characters will remain untouched, he lightheartedly describes the questions he's received from fans, to which he responds in ways such as "What am I, a monster?"
While Lucy Lawless won't return, it seems the creators are devoted to the task at hand, and hopefully they can nail the tone and feel of the series so many people fell in love with to begin with.
Source: Comicbook
