MTV's Shannara Chronicles Reveals Premiere Date, Trailer at NY Comic-Con

For fans of Terry Brooks’ best-selling Shannara books, the wait is almost over.

During its panel at New York Comic-Con on Saturday, MTV announced that The Shannara Chronicles will premiere Tuesday, Jan. 5 at 10/9c, following the return of Teen Wolf.

Starring Austin Butler (The Carrie Diaries) as a half-elf named Wil Ohmsford, the epic fantasy drama follows a trio of adventurers as they fight to restore the mystical Ellcrys Tree and save the land of Shannara from a bevy of demonic threats.

The Shannara Chronicles also stars Ivana Baquero as Eretria, Manu Bennett (Arrow) as Allanon, Poppy Drayton (When Calls the Heart) as Amberle and John Rhys-Davies (Once Upon a Time) as Eventine.

Hit PLAY on the new trailer below, then drop a comment: Will you be watching The Shannara Chronicles?