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Terry Brooks’ best-selling Shannara series is heading straight to the small screen, courtesy of MTV, Susanne Daniels, President of MTV Programming, has confirmed.

The ten-episode show will be executive produced by the original Smallville team of Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, with Jon Favreau, Jonathan Liebesman, Terry Brooks and Dan Farah as executive producers. Wrath of the Titans’ Liebesman will direct the opening two instalments.

According to MTV’s announcement, “Shannara is set in our world, thousands of years after the destruction of our civilization. The story is centred on the Shannara family, whose descendants are empowered with ancient magic and whose adventures continuously reshape the future of the world. The first season will be based on The Elfstones of Shannara, the second title in the series, a fan favourite which spent 16 weeks on the New York Times’ Bestseller list and is accredited with cementing the series’ place in the fantasy world.”