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The series was produced by Hallmark Entertainment in association with Bender-Brown Productions. It was adapted by Gavin Scott (The Mists of Avalon) from the Earthsea novels for executive producers Robert Halmi, Sr. (Merlin, Gulliver's Travels, Animal Farm), Lawrence Bender (Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction) and Kevin Kelly Brown (Roswell). Hallmark Cards, a privately owned company based in Kansas City, Missouri, is the largest manufacturer of greeting cards in the United States. ... Gavin Scott is a British screenplay writer and director for television and film. ... The Mists of Avalon is a 1979 novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley, in which she relates the Arthurian legends from the perspective of the female characters. ... Cover to 1991 Bantam Books paperback edition of A Wizard of Earthsea, illustrated by John Jude Palencar Earthsea is a fictional realm created by Ursula K. Le Guin for her short story The Word of Unbinding, published in 1964, but that became more famous in her novel A Wizard of... DVD Cover Merlin is a 3 hour made-for-television movie released in 1998 that retells the famous legend of King Arthur from the perspective of the wizard Merlin. ... First Edition of Gullivers Travels Gullivers Travels (1726, amended 1735), officially Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, is a novel by Jonathan Swift that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the travellers tales literary sub-genre. ... The movie sucks ... Lawrence Bender Lawrence Bender (born 1958) is a film producer and occasional actor. ... It has been suggested that Beatrix Kiddo be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the film. ... Roswell is a sci-fi series created by Jason Katims. ...

Le Guin, author of the novels on which the miniseries is based, was not involved in the development of the material or the making of the production. She has written a number of responses to the handling of this adaptation of her works, including "A Whitewashed Earthsea" and "Frankenstein's Earthsea".

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This fantasy follows the tale of a reckless youth destined to become the greatest sorcerer that the world of Earthsea has ever known. When the difficult and rebellious Ged discovers the extent of his magical powers, he seeks to master the ancient arts — and his own impulses as well. As he journeys to manhood, he will combat dragons, fall in love, cross death's threshold and ultimately wield the power to reunite a planet.

Characters

• Ged (Shawn Ashmore) - young mage-in-training.
• Tenar (Kristin Kreuk) - priestess.
• High Priestess Thar (Isabella Rossellini)
• Ogion (Danny Glover) - master wizard Ogion.
• King Tygath (Sebastian Roché)
• Kossil (Jennifer Calvert)
• Vetch (Chris Gauthier)
• Jasper (Mark Hildreth)
• Archmagus (Alan Scarfe)
• The Gebbeth (Mark Acheson) - The nameless one that comes after Ged.
• Dunian (Dave 'Squacth' Ward) - Ged's Father.
• Lady Elfarren (Amanda Tapping)

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References

• Legend of Earthsea at the Internet Movie Database
• A Whitewashed Earthsea
• Urusla K. Le Guin: Earthsea essay
• Ursula K. Le Guin: Earthsea
• Official website for the miniseries hosted by the Sci Fi Channel