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  1. Highlander: With Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Jim Byrnes, Peter Wingfield. Duncan MacLeod is Immortal, and must live in modern society, concealing his true nature while fighting other Immortals.

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    • History
    • Immortals
    • The Gathering
    • Watchers and Hunters
    • Location
    • Narration
    • Cast
    • Production History
    • Casting The Highlander
    • Reception

    The pilot episode established Duncan MacLeod living quietly with his girlfriend, Tessa Noël (Alexandra Vandernoot), proprietors of the antique shop MacLeod & Noël Antiques. The episode also introduced Richie Ryan (Stan Kirsch) as a young thief who entered the shop and witnessed the confrontation between Duncan, evil Immortal Slan Quince(Richard Mol...

    All Immortals age normally until their first deaths which are always violent, at which time they "resurrect" for the first time. Afterward, they do not age or fall prey to illness, and can only be killed by beheading. Immortals still have normal susceptibility to the things that are fatal to mortal humans, and will "die" from injuries, only to revi...

    According to the season one introductory voice-over, the series was set during the time of The Gathering. However, as ever more Immortals were introduced as the series continued, the concept of the Gathering started to lose coherence within the format of the series and was quietly dropped.

    The Watchers, a secret society that covertly observes the lives of the Immortals without revealing themselves were introduced in season 2. Each Immortal is assigned to a Watcher, whose sole job is to monitor and record their activities. The Hunters, were an offshoot of the Watchers, with the stated goal of killing all Immortals.

    Although Immortals are scattered around the world, the events of the series are most notably located in the fictional city of Seacouver, Washington, (filmed in Vancouver, B.C.) and Paris, France. Flashbacks during the series, however, often brought the show to a variety of locations such as Turkey, Greece, Italy, Japan, and Britain. The series ofte...

    Each episode began with an opening montage of scenes from Duncan's life, over which was a narration giving a brief overview of the series' theme. The first few episodes of the first season were narrated by Duncan himself:“I am Duncan MacLeod, born four hundred years ago in the Highlands of Scotland. I am Immortal and I am not alone. For centuries w...

    Adrian Paul = Duncan MacLeod
    Alexandra Vandernoot = Tessa Noël
    Stan Kirsch = Richie Ryan
    Jim Byrnes = Joe Dawson

    Highlander: The Series originated in Europe. Christopher Lambert, who starred in the first two Highlander movies, had previously worked with French leading entertainment conglomerate Gaumont's president Christian Charret. Lambert knew that Highlander producers Peter Davis and Bill Panzerwanted to make a Highlander series and connected them with Cha...

    Christopher Lambertdid not wish to do television, though he agreed that there should be a series, and originally Connor MacLeod was to be the protagonist. After Lambert declined, and because of the possibility of films being made with the Connor character, it was decided, at Adrian Paul's request, to have the series focus on another MacLeod. Lamber...

    Critical reaction to Highlander: The Series has been generally favorable, and more favorable in general than the film sequels to the original Highlander, which have mostly received negative reviews, with the sole exception of the animated film Highlander: The Search for Vengeance, which received mostly favorable reviews. Rob Lineberger of DVD Verdi...

  2. Highlander ( Highlander: The Series) è una serie televisiva canadese e francese con protagonista Duncan MacLeod ( Adrian Paul ), nel ruolo di Highlander. Può essere considerato un sequel \ spin-off del film Highlander - L'ultimo immortale con Christopher Lambert, per quanto si discosti da esso per numerosi ed essenziali punti.

  3. Highlander: The Series is a Canadian-French science fantasy action-adventure television series featuring Duncan MacLeod (Adrian Paul) of the Scottish Clan MacLeod, as the eponymous "Highlander". It was co-produced by Rysher Distribution in the United States, Gaumont Television in France, Reteitalia in Italy, RTL Plus in Germany, and Amuse Video in Japan.