Dark Knight
"Dark Knight" is a TV series, based very loosely on Sir Walter Scott's novel "Ivanhoe". This joint New Zealand/England production attempted to capitalize on the same sword and sorcery market successfully mined by "Xena: Warrior Princess". Ancient evil is about to be unleashed on the land and the only hope is the sharp sword, the pure heart and the mysterious force that protects the 'Chosen One' Ivanhoe.
Seasons
1. Dark Knight: Part 1
Air Date: 2000-07-01
It is the year 1193. King Richard "the Lionheart" of England is held prisoner in an Austrian castle. A handful of his men reach home charged with raising a ransom for his release, amongst them is Ivanhoe, who also wants to make peace with his father, Lord Cedric of Rotherwood Castle, for leaving his family to fight in the crusades.
2. Dark Knight: Part 2
Air Date: 2000-09-30
Prince John, in his fortress of Torquilstone Castle, has his necromancer Mordour try to kill Ivanhoe, but without success, so they decide to destroy the things close to him, and sack Rotherwood Castle.
3. Marjan the Magnificent
Air Date: 2000-07-08
Marjan the Magnificent finds a amulet that allows him to walk through mirrors and pass the demon world in between the mirrors. Prince John immediately hires Marjan, sending him out to kill King Richard's supporters, but Ivanhoe will not allow this to happen.
4. King of the Woods
Air Date: 2000-07-15
A blood-red moon rises over England, and it bodes ill for a country still enduring the Norman boot, but the same moon also shines on the ancient forests and pagan glades of the land, where liberty lies hidden and a young warrior-knight will shortly undergo an amazing and mystical transformation.
5. Ultimate Sword
Air Date: 2000-07-22
Ivanhoe robs King John's mint to help raise King Richard's ransom, which is being collected by Lord Sirus. Rebecca & Odo take the money to Sirus in York, while Ivanhoe goes to see Fingal, who instructs him on how to find the Ultimate Sword, a weapon with the magical power to tear the fabric of space and time. However, Mordour is also on its trail, and gets there first, using it to travel to Rotherwood Castle in the time of Ivanhoe's infancy in order to kill him - Ivanhoe follows him and tries to thwart his intentions.
6. Spellbound
Air Date: 2000-07-29
Odo's misspent youth resurfaces when he returns to his roots to purloin a very special book that provides him with the opportunity of a little "further education". The ex-sorcerer's apprentice decides to put his training into practice, with chaotic results! Ivanhoe loses his heart, and Odo loses his grip when he opens the fatal Book of Spells.
7. Gamesmaster
Air Date: 2000-08-05
The game has begun. The stakes: beyond measure. For the winner: mastery of an awful power. For the loser: a cruel death and eternal damnation. In a cosmic contest kept mercifully hidden for a thousand years, Ivanhoe and his comrades find themselves as human pawns in the pitiless hands of the Gamesmaster.
8. Possessor
Air Date: 2000-08-12
From the depths of the ancient forest comes an invisible horror that threatens the life and soul of Odo, and ultimately, Rebecca. To save them, Ivanhoe must embark upon a journey that will force him to confront his deepest fears, now transformed into a frightening and all-too-dangerous reality.
9. Deadly Assassin
Air Date: 2000-08-19
Falsely accused of a crime, Ivanhoe has only Rebecca to stand between him and his enemies, as Mordour tries cunning in his ongoing battle against the knight... with a little help from a specter mysteriously linked to Cedric's past.
10. Golden Bird
Air Date: 2000-08-26
Prince John is bored; he desires entertainment! Odo joins the circus, Rebecca and Ivanhoe polish-up their double act, and John, Falco, and company become the unsuspecting audience. The stage is set for the thrills, spills, and laughter when the Dark Knight seeks to free the mysterious "Goldenbird" from the clutches of the Rock Witch.
11. Dragon Singer
Air Date: 2000-09-09
The forces of John race Ivanhoe to obtain the lost treasure of King Arthur, a lordly sum that could provide the wealth needed for Richard's ransom... but the bounty is guarded by a fire-breathing dragon.
12. High Elf
Air Date: 2000-09-16
"Death by Nightmare"... Only the blossom of a simple flower growing in a lost kingdom can save Rebecca from this dreadful fate. No human can penetrate the Elven domain and live to pick the flower, but without it Rebecca is doomed.
13. Stolen Souls
Air Date: 2000-09-23
Mordour prepares to unleash the Apocalypse by trading a score of poor souls, including Rebecca's, for a powerful slayer of millions.
1. Boneman
Air Date: 2001-11-17
Young women at the castle are being horribly murdered... without a single bone left in their bodies! Now, the mysterious Boneman has kidnapped the Lady Rowena. Can Ivanhoe find her before it is too late?
2. Puppet Master
Air Date: 2001-11-24
The puppet master uses a magic locket to shrink people and then make them perform as his puppets for others amusement and his profit.
3. Damned
Air Date: 2001-12-01
A dark stranger seeks Ivanhoe's help. An old prophesier warns of the beast who takes human form... a beast that must soon feed on pure blood, and Ivanhoe has the purest blood of all...
4. The Claw
Air Date: 2001-12-08
Alyssa is a beautiful young woman with an unrequited love, and if she can't have Ivanhoe, then no one will. With Mordour's help, she acquires the Claw of Persuasion and prepares a trap for Ivanhoe...
5. Black Tree
Air Date: 2001-12-15
An evil witch, trapped inside a tree, is fights to be freed from her prison.
6. Kha
Air Date: 2001-12-22
Mordour resurrects a mummy and Rebecca is taken when she tries to stop the mummy with Ivanhoe and Odo.
7. Stormguard
Air Date: 2001-12-29
Rebecca, Ivanhoe, Odo and Prince John are trapped in Stormguard and must escape.
8. Shadowraiths
Air Date: 2002-01-06
Baron Du Bois has evidence of a plot to kill King Richard. Prince John orders Baron Du Bois be stopped. Mordour sends a pair of shadowraiths to kill Ivanhoe.
9. Streng
Air Date: 2002-01-13
Ivanhoe's loyal companion, Rebecca, lies dying, her blood slowly turning to ice. To save her, Ivanhoe must defeat the most terrifying killer the world has known... Streng himself.
10. Thunderknight
Air Date: 2002-01-20
Ivanhoe races Morgan Le Fay, Mordred and the Thunderknights to find the three magic jewels that Merlin removed from Excalibur.
11. Scorpion
Air Date: 2002-01-27
Countess Adel captured Cedric and Rowena and holds them in the castle to gain the names of the rebel Saxon lords.
12. Stonegod
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With the help of the Stonegod, Mordour sets a trap for Ivanhoe... and Rebecca is the bait. Being a pawn in Mordour's game is not to Ivanhoe's liking, and he is ready to fight back.
13. Shameer
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Mordour and Queen Eleanor have premonitions that the Queen's life is in peril. Mordour and Ivanhoe together must save the Queen.
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Rating
4.0/10
Release Date
2000-07-01
Episodes
26 (2 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Production Companies
Dark Knight Productions
Palana Productions