The American series "Hercules", which was shot between 1995 and 1999 on the picturesque expanses of New Zealand, is one of the most popular adaptations of ancient Greek legends about Hercules. Many fans of this series would like to see its continuation - so can we expect new adventures of the son of Zeus and the mortal woman?
Description
The series takes place in ancient Greece, when people coexisted with gods, demons and other mythical monsters. Hercules and his faithful friend Iolaus travel the mainland, simultaneously getting involved in various adventures, punishing criminals and protecting ordinary people from villainous arbitrariness. During these adventures, Hercules and Iolaus acquire many enemies, allies and friends, fall in love, lose their loved ones and experience the blows of fate, relying on each other.
Throughout the series, the main plot thread stretches - Hercules wants to destroy his stepmother Hera, who is supported by the hero’s stepbrother - the god of war Ares.
The role of the noble Hercules was played by the American actor Kevin Sorbo. The series brought him great popularity and love of the audience from many countries of the world. In addition, Kevin was able to bring to life the ancient Greek legendary hero with maximum authenticity, which made him Hercules the best among other similar films about him. The decoration of the series also became a perfectly recreated ancient world, filled with a variety of bestiary, interesting characters and excellent special effects.
Number of episodes and continued
During the filming of the series Hercules, six seasons consisting of 111 episodes were filmed. The first season included 13 episodes, the second - 24 episodes, the third - 22 episodes, the fourth - 22, the fifth - 22 and the final sixth - 8 episodes. The series was preceded by five such pilot paintings as Hercules and the Women of the Amazon, Hercules and the Lost Kingdom, and Hercules and the Circle of Fire, as well as Hercules in the Kingdom of the Dead and Hercules and the Labyrinth of the Minotaur.
The last film, in fact, was a compilation of frames from previous films of this cycle.
Hercules has become one of the largest joint television projects in the history of world television. In Russia, it was broadcast by such channels as STS, ORT, NTV, TV3 and Disney. With particular pleasure, Hercules was watched by children who instilled a series of love for ancient history, myths and legends that were described in school books as uninteresting and dry.
Unfortunately, the creators do not plan to shoot the continuation of the series, however, in the near future, the full-length film "Hercules: the beginning of a legend" will be released, which will tell the full story of the life of a great ancient Greek fighter against evil.
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