Willow: Season 1

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Disney+ | Season Premiere Date: November 30, 2022

Summary: Willow Ufgood (Warwick Davis) leads a disparate group of heroes to help save the world in this television sequel series to George Lucas's 1988 film "Willow."

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E8. Children of the Wyrm
Air Date: January 11, 2023
7.5
S1:E7. Beyond the Shattered Sea
Air Date: January 4, 2023
7.5
S1:E6. Prisoners of Skellin
Air Date: December 28, 2022

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Collider Maggie Boccella

Nov 29, 2022

Willow is, ultimately, a rare treat, the fantasy answer to Top Gun: Maverick that gives fans everything they want and even more. Read full review

Meghan O'Keefe

Nov 30, 2022

We finally have a sequel that continues the Willow saga with the heart and soul the story deserves. Disney+‘s new series Willow is a raggedy, hilarious, and absolutely enchanting continuation of the Lucasfilm cult classic. Instead of wallowing in “grimdark” imagery or losing itself tripping over unnecessary mystery boxes, Willow embraces the joy of its source material. Willow is a tour de force of fun and fantasy frivolity. Read full review

Melanie McFarland

Nov 30, 2022

I still wish that "Willow" were as consistently electric from the start as it eventually becomes from the third episode onward. Then again, if "Willow" takes a couple of episodes to find its greatness, perhaps the story's spirit dictates that is as it should be. Read full review

CNET Richard Trenholm

Nov 30, 2022

A welcome blend of clanging swords and comedy (with some spooky bits to make the kids jump). Read full review

RogerEbert.com Clint Worthington

Nov 30, 2022

In lesser hands, this could fall flat on its face, so it’s a pleasant surprise to find just how easily it all goes down. Each member of the ensemble gets their chance to shine, both individually and when paired off. ... But any time we stray from our likable ensemble into the dirty business of the adventure, the show starts to lose steam. Read full review

Rob Owen

Nov 30, 2022

The new “Willow” feels a little fan-fiction-y. Some will surely lap it up, but I can’t imagine this series, despite its big budget, registering in the pop culture zeitgeist in the same way “Star Wars” and Marvel shows on Disney+ sometimes do. Read full review

The Playlist Marya E. Gates

Nov 30, 2022

Ultimately, “Willow” is an underdeveloped legacy sequel that somehow stretches the source material to its breaking point, while never reaching the same heights of good old-fashioned fun that a fantasy epic should have at its heart. By chopping up the story into tedious, overlong episodes, the magic has been bleached from its bones, leaving behind a rotting corpse that resembles its inspiration on the surface only. Read full review

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ArieA

Nov 30, 2022

More Warwick Davis anything is a 10.

17 of 36 users found this helpful1719

thelittlenah

Jan 18, 2023

Essa série é perfeita . Fantasia super gostosinha de assistir vibe anos 80/90. Merece mais temporadas

0 of 1 users found this helpful01

Bibliographer

Dec 1, 2022

Enjoyable, well-made and well-acted, if not highly original. A fun high fantasy with some good performances. Perhaps a bit stereotypical or predictable — but with enough nuances, uncertainty and shades of grey to keep it interesting. Definitely worthwhile for those who enjoy the genre, withEnjoyable, well-made and well-acted, if not highly original. A fun high fantasy with some good performances. Perhaps a bit stereotypical or predictable — but with enough nuances, uncertainty and shades of grey to keep it interesting. Definitely worthwhile for those who enjoy the genre, with several good performers worth watching.… Expand

3 of 11 users found this helpful38

SillyMetalhead

Dec 4, 2022

Your show is in really big trouble if most of the positive reviews are actually left just to attack the show's critics and give it the highest "take that!" rating. At this point, Woillow is a typical twitter shipping bait show that tries to mask a highly clichéd and lazily written plot andYour show is in really big trouble if most of the positive reviews are actually left just to attack the show's critics and give it the highest "take that!" rating. At this point, Woillow is a typical twitter shipping bait show that tries to mask a highly clichéd and lazily written plot and pandering to a very specific audience with claims of representation, relevance and, let's be honest, subsequent accusations of homophobia by the show's critics.

We've already seen it a bunch of times and I wouldn't be surprised if we see more. The showrunners are just using the old cult IPs to get their fanfiction to be watched and discussed, even if it's mostly caused by outrageous mockery of the original shows. Well, at least they'll be able to portray the victim in the mainstream media.… Expand

4 of 10 users found this helpful46

dziubaty

Mar 22, 2023

a very bad series I do not recommend it, they ruined the story, apart from adding the damn agenda.

1 of 2 users found this helpful11

Clutcher

Dec 2, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. WTF
When I was a kid, I loved the movie. This TV series is nothing like the movie. The editing, the dialogue, the acting, the storyline are all awful. It literally checked off all the boxes for millennial wokeness in the first 20 minutes of the first episode. And as a kicker, the attempted humor is both awkward and flat. The story is about rescuing a prince, yet there seems to be no actual urgency or deep enough concern in the first two episodes to actually rush to wherever it is they need to be in order to do the rescuing. They just spend time in some woods bickering at one another and dealing with their feelings and emotions over whether or not they are good enough to live the lives they dreamed of, not the ones their parents want them to lead. Oh the millennial drama! It's so anti adventure that I'm going to have to pass on the rest of the season. But for those of you who do want a modern millennialesque saga complete with coming of age and overly sensitive dialogue and themes set in a fantasyland, you might want to stick it out.… Expand

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enut_butter

Nov 30, 2022

It’s modern Disney so you already know it’s going to be a soulless nightmare made by people who hate the IP, but this was bad even for them. Childish writing. Atrocious acting. Terrible CGI. An absolute disaster of a show.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: November 30, 2022
- tbd
  S1:E8. Children of the Wyrm
  Air Date: January 11, 2023
- 7.5
  S1:E7. Beyond the Shattered Sea
  Air Date: January 4, 2023
- 7.5
  S1:E6. Prisoners of Skellin
  Air Date: December 28, 2022
- 7.5
  S1:E5. Wildwood
  Air Date: December 21, 2022
- 6.0
  S1:E4. The Whispers of Nockmaar
  Air Date: December 14, 2022
- tbd
  S1:E3. The Battle of the Slaughtered Lamb
  Air Date: December 7, 2022
- tbd
  S1:E2. The High Aldwin
  Air Date: November 30, 2022
- tbd
  S1:E1. The Gales
  Air Date: November 30, 2022