After months of unofficial gossip, dealing with some of the bitchiest and most unprofessional publicists I've ever dealt with, and feeding on tiny morsels of set reports, Sci-Fi has now finally come clean. Today the cable network officially announced it will be bringing back "Farscape" with an all-new miniseries - called "Farscape: Peacekeeper War" - slated to air in the fourth quarter of this year.
The four-hour miniseries picks up where the fourth season cliffhanger series finale left off and will reunite John Crichton (Ben Browder), Aeryn Sun (Claudia Black) and the rest of the Moya crew. "Farscape" creator Rockne O'Bannon and executive producer David Kemper wrote the miniseries, which was directed by Brian Henson.
Also today, the channel has announced that Shawn Ashmore ("X-Men"), Danny Glover ("Lethal Weapon") and Kristin Kreuk (TV's "Smallville") will join Isabella Rossellini in the epic fantasy mini-series "Earthsea", based on Ursula K. Le Guin's award-winning novels. The production will air sometime in December with Rob Lieberman ("The Dead Zone", "Strong Medicine") directing.
The epic follows the adventures of a Ged (Ashmore), a reckless youth destined to become the greatest sorcerer that the mystical land of Earthsea has ever known. When Ged discovers that he possesses infinite magical powers, he seeks to master the ancient arts with the help of the legendary wizard Ogion (Glover). As he battles unimaginable evils, Ged finds an ally in Tenar (Kreuk), the vibrant and devout pupil to High Priestess Thar (Rossellini). .Thanks to 'Dino', 'Barry', 'Emily', 'Chris' & 'Mark'.
