History Series / Willow2022

* UptownGirl: Prince Airk is shown to be involved with Dove, a kitchen maid in the palace. {{Zigzagged}} however as it turns out [[spoiler:she's TheChosenOne Elora Danan, and thus very important herself as the True Empress (though she doesn't yet have any official authority).]]

* MoreDiverseSequel: The series has four people of color in main roles, Ruby Cruz (Latina American) as Kit, Creator/ErinKellyman (Jamaican-British Englishwoman) as Jade, Creator/TonyRevolori (Guatemalan-American) playing Prince Graydon and Amar Chadha-Patel (an Englishman of Indian descent) as Boorman. Additionally, Kit and Jade are both queer women revealed as in love with each other, and Boorman is [[AmbiguouslyBi implied to be bi]] (or at least bicurious). Scorpia also flirts with [[spoiler:Jade]] before learning she's her [[spoiler:sister]]. Adwoa Aboah, who's biracial, plays her. This contrasts with [[Film/{{Willow}} the film]], which had only white main characters, and none were LGBT+.

The original film stars Creator/WarwickDavis, Creator/JoanneWhalley, Creator/KevinPollak, and Creator/RickOverton reprise their roles as Willow, Sorsha, Rool, and Franjean, respectively, while new cast members include Creator/RubyCruz as Sorsha's daughter Kit, Creator/ErinKellyman as trainee knight Jade, Elle Bamber from ''Film/PrideAndPrejudiceAndZombies'' as a kitchen maid named Dove, Creator/TonyRevolori as prince/scholar Graydon, and Amer Chadha-Patel as Boorman, a thief offered freedom if he assists the group in their quest. Original director Creator/RonHoward serves an an executive producer on the series.

* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: The Crone is heard saying to Bavmorda while she's initiated that their goal is ending all suffering in the world. From the acts of her servants, The Crone is willing to kill or imprison anybody that she believes stands in the way of that.

* VoluntaryShapeshifting: The Crone is ghastly, looking like a walking corpse, but can make herself look like [[spoiler:a young, beautiful woman]]. In the Season 1 finale, a being who's possibly The Wyrm also takes on [[spoiler:Elora's appearance as well]]. The Dag, one of The Gales, can shapeshift between a slightly-feathered humanoid woman to a giant bird of prey.

* VillainousLegacy: Sorsha had told Kit and Airk they, along with her, have the potential to be like Bavmorda as they're of a long-ago evil sorceress. Sorsha warns her children they could all become evil as well because of this. Bavmorda's acts overshadow the story as well; her allies attempt to finish what she began by sending Elora into a damned dimension for them to seize control over the world.

Original film stars Creator/WarwickDavis, Creator/JoanneWhalley, Creator/KevinPollak, and Creator/RickOverton reprise their roles as Willow, Sorsha, Rool, and Franjean, respectively, while new cast members include Creator/RubyCruz as Sorsha's daughter Kit, Creator/ErinKellyman as trainee knight Jade, Elle Bamber from ''Film/PrideAndPrejudiceAndZombies'' as a kitchen maid named Dove, Creator/TonyRevolori as prince/scholar Graydon, and Amer Chadha-Patel as Boorman, a thief offered freedom if he assists the group in their quest. Original director Creator/RonHoward serves an an executive producer on the series.

Original film stars Creator/WarwickDavis, Creator/JoanneWhalley, Creator/KevinPollak, and Creator/RickOverton reprise their roles as Willow, Sorsha, Rool, and Franjean, respectively, while new cast members include Ruby Cruz as Sorsha's daughter Kit, Creator/ErinKellyman as trainee knight Jade, Elle Bamber from ''Film/PrideAndPrejudiceAndZombies'' as a kitchen maid named Dove, Creator/TonyRevolori as prince/scholar Graydon, and Amer Chadha-Patel as Boorman, a thief offered freedom if he assists the group in their quest. Original director Creator/RonHoward serves an an executive producer on the series.

* AlternativeCalendar: In everyday conversation, the characters measure the passage of time in terms of "moons" instead of months or years. For instance, it is stated in the first episode that 200 moons have passed since Queen Bavmorda's defeat. If a "moon" lasts roughly a month as it does on Earth, that adds up to 16 years and 8 months (Extrapolating from this, that would make Elora just shy of 17, Airk and Kit -- presuming Sorsha and Madmartigan married immediately in the wake of the movie and Sorsha became pregnant right after -- just under 16, and Jade around 16 and a half, since [[spoiler:her father General Kael was killed at the end of the movie]]. For the record, Ellie Bamber (Elora) and Dempsy Bryk (Airk) are 26, while Ruby Cruz Erin Kellyman are 24). Years are only used when referring to truly ancient times, like the 10,000 years since the forging of the Kymerian Cuirass.

* AlternativeCalendar: In everyday conversation, the characters measure the passage of time in terms of "moons" instead of months or years. For instance, it is stated in the first episode that 200 moons have passed since Queen Bavmorda's defeat. If a "moon" lasts roughly a month as it does on Earth, that adds up to 16 years and 8 months (Extrapolating from this, that would make Elora just shy of 17, Airk and Kit -- presuming Sorsha and Madmartigan married immediately in the wake of the movie and Sorsha became pregnant right after -- just under 16, and Jade around 16 and a half, since [[spoiler:her father General Kael was killed at the end of the movie]]. For the record, Ellie Bamber is 26, Ruby Cruz is 24, Dempsey Bryk is 26, and Erin Kellyman is 24). Years are only used when referring to truly ancient times, like the 10,000 years since the forging of the Kymerian Cuirass.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: After its removal from Disney+, there is no longer any official way to view the series, since no plans have been announced to release physical copies.

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: It's clear that part of Jade's attraction to Kit is the princesses willingness to flout social norms.

* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Madmartigan is nowhere to be found in this episode, with some characters theorizing early on that he took Elora Danan to a secret location and stayed to watch over her. The truth is somewhat more complex.

* AlternativeCalendar: In everyday conversation, the characters measure the passage of time in terms of "moons" instead of months or years. For instance, it is stated in the first episode that 200 moons have passed since Queen Bavmorda's defeat. If a "moon" lasts roughly a month as it does on Earth, that adds up to 16 years and 8 months (Extrapolating from this, that would make Elora just shy of 17, Arik and Kit -- presuming Sorsha and Madmartigan married immediately in the wake of the movie and Sorsha became pregnant right after -- just under 16, and Jade around 16 and a half, since [[spoiler:her father General Kael was killed at the end of the movie]]. For the record, Ellie Bamber is 26, Ruby Cruz is 24, Dempsey Bryk is 26, and Erin Kellyman is 24). Years are only used when referring to truly ancient times, like the 10,000 years since the forging of the Kymerian Cuirass.

* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Boorman talks quite a bit of smack, but backs it up every time. Arik is likewise rather full of himself, but willingly heads into the battle to try and protect his family.
* AttackAttackRetreatRetreat: The four monsters who invade Tir Asleen only do so to [[spoiler:kidnap Arik, and once they have him, they skedaddle.]]

* BadassBoast: Arik demurs that he's ''not'' the best swordsman in the kingdom. He's ''second''-best.

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Respectively Dove, Kit and Jade among the main heroes. [[spoiler:This is a subverted trope; Dove is a redhead whose hair has been dyed blonde from a young age by her guardian. In the second episode, Willow's vision of the future shows Dove with her natural red hair. By the end of the fourth episode, her natural red color begins to show.]]

** In Episode 2, the Nelwyns call for Willow to perform the Finger Test on Dove. In the original show, the High Aldwyn used this SecretTestOfCharacter to choose his next apprentice. Willow's lack of confidence is the only reason he fails. Unhappy to be performing the test on Dove, the older Willow tries to secretly guide her into choosing correctly, but she still fails the test. Willow grumpily declares the test means nothing, but the Nelwyns have already lost interest.
** In Episode 3, Willow reveals that the Gales and their servants can't just kill Elora if they get their hands on her. As the film established, she'd just be reborn. Instead, they have to banish her just as Bavmorda tried.
** In the final shot of the finale, [[spoiler: the Crone's army]] seems to include several Eborsisks, the two-headed dragon from the movie.

* CastFromHitPoints: It is strongly implied that some of the mage's lifeforce is needed to power their magic. Willow has to be judicious with his spellcasting, because he has to save his strength for the quest [[spoiler:and the WickedWitch waiting for them in the Immemorial City]].

** Willow tells the story of how Bavmorda turned an entire army into pigs. He's pretty sure he and Fin Raziel changed all of them back. The party look nervously at the pork they're eating, and Boorman actually spits his out.

** Commander Ballantine is wounded by one of the Gales during their attack, and this is shown to infect him. He turns into a servant of the Crone, then infects other guards in his party to be the same.

* DamselInDistress:
** Dove gets kidnapped by Ballantine. She escapes briefly, but is recaptured. She's rescued later by the others.
** Dove later frees herself and Kit through a spell when they're captured by the Bone Reavers. Then, while they're coming to rescue her (but instead get captured again) Jade manages to slip out of her bonds.
** Dove rescues Kit when she's sucked down inside a strange liquid in the mines.

** Ballantine is possessed by a Gale due to being touched by its staff, then spreads this to his men as well, turning evil while the Gale controls him.

* DisappearedDad: Madmartigan has been missing for years after he went on a mission Sorsha tasked him with, leaving their children and her behind.

* DistinguishingMark: [[spoiler:Scorpia recognizes Jade as her [[LongLostRelative long-lost sister]] by a tattoo on the back of her neck which they share. Their father was Kael; all his children got this as infants.]]

* DualWielding: While fighting Ballantine, Jade wields two swords at once for a time. She does it skillfully, holding her own against him doing so.

* FaunsAndSatyrs: Satyrs are mentioned but not seen. The [[GenuineHumanHide skin of a satyr]] is used to bind a TomeOfEldritchLore found in Bavmorda's old castle.
* FeminineMotherTomboyishDaughter: Sorsha has long hair and always wears an elegant, beautiful gown. Her daughter Kit on the other hand is a short-haired tomboy who wears very masculine clothing, eschewing the more feminine things that were expected of her as a princess. [[spoiler:The illusion of Sorsha Kit meets in the Immemorial City apologizes for trying to make Kit something she's not, as part of the Crone's temptation.]]

* FourIsDeath: The Crone has four servants: [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast the Lich, the Doom, the Dag, and the Scourge.]]

* GreaterScopeVillain: The Crone it turns out is TheManBehindTheMan to Queen Bavmorda, the [[BigBad main villain]] of the [[Film/{{Willow}} original film]]. She indoctrinated Bavmorda and turned her evil to begin with, and Willow outright says the Crone has a master of her own, the Wyrm.
* GreenThumb: The very first spell Willow teaches Dove is one to make a plant grow from the ground. She succeeds finally after much struggle, but doesn't see it since she's been kidnapped then.

* LightIsNotGood: [[BigBad The Crone]] dwells in the Immemorial City, an eerie place [[EndlessDaytime with no night]]. The entrance into the lair of the Wyrm, the being that she serves, is bathed in light too, while its "milk" also glows. At the end of Season 1 as well she claims the Wyrm will usher in "new light" to the world. None of it makes her less clearly evil.
* LongLostRelative: [[spoiler:Scorpia, leader of the [[BanditClan Bone Reavers]], is revealed as Jade's long-lost older sister, their father having been General Kael. Jade previously had believed her entire birth family was dead.]]
* LotusEaterMachine: [[spoiler:Elora and Kit are tempted through an illusionary garden the Crone created where they are happy with their loved ones, to tempt them onto her side. Kit gets the acceptance she wants from her mother Sorsha, and Elora is set to marry Airk. They break out only after Madmartigan calls out to Kit, who stops Elora drinking the Wyrm's "milk", which it's indicated would corrupt her like Airk and make her join the Crone.]]

* MercyKill: [[spoiler:Ballantine is exorcised of the Gale which possessed him, but severely wounded by it being inside him and realizes he'll die. He has Jade kill him to spare him from a slow death.]]
* MoreDiverseSequel: The series has four people of color in main roles, Ruby Cruz (Latina American) as Kit, Creator/ErinKellyman (a mixed race Englishwoman) as Jade, Creator/TonyRevolori (Guatemalan-American) playing Prince Graydon and Amar Chadha-Patel (an Englishman of Indian descent) as Boorman. Additionally, Kit and Jade are both queer women revealed as in love with each other, and Boorman is [[AmbiguouslyBi implied to be bi]] (or at least bicurious). Scorpia also flirts with [[spoiler:Jade]] before learning she's her [[spoiler:sister]]. Adwoa Aboah, who's biracial, plays her. This contrasts with [[Film/{{Willow}} the film]], which had only white main characters, and none were LGBT+.
* MyGreatestFailure: Willow still went on quests from time to time. [[spoiler:He wasn't there when his wife died, and his son blamed him for it and ran away. It's implied that this is connected to the incident that drove the Nelwyns underground.]]
* MyNaymeIs: Prince Airk, which is pronounced just like the real-world name Eric.

* NobleMaleRoguishMale: Arik is both at once. He's a shameless flirt and braggart with a devil-may-care attitude, but shows hints of being surprisingly diplomatic when he attempts to smoothe things over after Kit nearly insults Galadorn. He also proposes to Dove in pretty much every way except actually asking her to marry him, and doesn't hesitate to enter the battle in the courtyard to help defend Tir Asleen.
* NonActionGuy: Prince Graydon has little to no combat ability, to the point where he stayed out of the fighting during the raid on Tir Asleen and had to be badgered into joining the quest. However, [[TheSmartGuy his education gives him a skill set his companions lack,]] and [[TheHeart when he gets past his shyness, he's able to]] give Dove [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre an effective pep-talk.]]

** Sorsha promises to pardon all of Boorman's crimes if he guides them beyond the barrier. Boorman asks if that includes ''something'' he did in a haberdashery, with the only explanation being that he "loves the feeling of velvet on my skin".
** A more dramatic instance with [[spoiler: Graydon's DemonicPossession as a child. Presumably this will be fleshed out in more detail in a later season, but for now, we know nothing about how it happened or how he was exorcised, only that he pushed his brother out of a tree under the demon's influence.]]

* NotQuiteDead: The Crone appears to kill [[spoiler:Graydon by disintegrating his body. However, he awakens on the battlefield from Willow's vision of the future, and sees a version of Elora (really the Wyrm masquerading as her) who tells him that she needs him and that [[WeCanRuleTogether she wants him at her side]].]]

* ObviouslyEvil: When the Crone attempts to lure Airk inside a doorway in the Immemorial City, he immediately turns away from her creepy whispering saying this is obviously bad.
* ParentalIssues: Kit hero-worships Madmartigan, and is still upset that he seemingly abandoned his family. She later grouses that Sorsha isn't the mother she wanted, but Sorsha brushes this off by saying that as bad as Kit thinks ''she'' is, Bavmorda was ''much'' worse. As she's around [[spoiler:Elora]] more, she gets even more upset, at one point demanding why Madmartigan seemingly chose to help [[spoiler:Elora]] over staying with his own daughter.
* {{Patricide}}: [[spoiler:Poor Jade has to not only fight Ballantine, her adopted father, but then euthanize him at his request because he's so gravely wounded by the Gale's possession of him, crying afterward over his body.]]

* ReallyRoyaltyReveal: Dove, who seems to be just a commoner kitchen maid at first, is soon revealed as Elora Danan, who's the True Empress.

* RescueRomance: Graydon starts to have feelings for Dove after she [[spoiler:frees him from DemonicPossession]].

* SealedEvilInACan: On their journey to the Immemorial City, Willow tells Boorman that the Wyrm is an ancient creature which feeds on magic (the very bloodstream of the universe) and it was imprisoned {{beneath the earth}} a long time ago, where it's still sleeping. The [[BigBad Crone]] worships the Wyrm and, it's strongly implied, wants it freed.
* SequelHook: The party plus Airk [[spoiler:and minus Graydon because he was apparently killed]] still have to find a way out of the Immemorial City and back across the Shattered Sea. Also, it's clear that Madmartigan is out there somewhere. Meanwhile, [[spoiler:as revealed in NotQuiteDead, Graydon is being tempted by the Wyrm who wants him as his new Harbinger.]] Further, after the CreativeClosingCredits, we see the book that served as each episode's FramingDevice put back onto a bookshelf. Volume I is on the spine, and beside it is Volume II and Volume III.
* SequelSeries: It's the sequel to the film, picking up some 20-30 years on with several of the film's characters returning plus new ones being introduced on another adventure. Willow himself is naturally one of them.

%%* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Hubert, the woodswoman that helps Elora.
* SharedFamilyQuirks: Each of Madmartigan's children inherited traits of his: Kit is a gifted swordswoman (who's attracted to a red-haired swordswoman like he was) and has some issues [[ItsAllAboutMe truly caring about things greater than herself]], while Airk is a charismatic womanizer (who falls for a woman whose natural hair color is shown as red too).

** In the second episode, Boorman gets the group away from the Bone Reavers by yelling a command in an obscure language and goading their horses to jump off a ledge. When questioned what the word means, he says it means "stop". This is taken nearly word-for-word from ''Film/YoungGuns2''.

** [[spoiler: The Wyrm's tendency to appear to people as their loved ones recalls the [[Franchise/{{Buffyverse}} the First Evil]]]].

* StrongFamilyResemblance: After the reveal of [[spoiler:Jade and Scorpia]] being sisters, it's not surprising as the two have similar looks (e.g. their features, hair, skin color etc).

* SurpriseIncest: Scorpia briefly flirts with [[spoiler:Jade]] and calls her "gorgeous" while they fight [[spoiler:before finding out they're sisters]].

* TakeUpMySword: After the battle in the courtyard ends, Kit picks up her injured mother's sword.

** Willow's powers seem to have increased significantly in the years since he rescued Elora Danan.

* TransparentCloset: Jade and Kit haven't told anyone (not even each other) that they have a mutual attraction when Boorman, it turns out, easily picked up on the fact. Kit later weakly attempts to deny that she feels anything but friendship for Jade, which Dove sees through at once.
* TraumaCongaLine: Graydon [[spoiler:was possessed by a demon and killed his brother as a child, got blamed for the death by his father, forced to marry a woman he doesn't know, pressured into joining a dangerous quest to protect that woman, fell in love with a woman who's in love with someone else, possessed ''again'', almost gets killed fighting the Crone, and wakes up in a possible BadFuture filled with corpses.]]

* UntoUsASonAndDaughterAreBorn: Prince Airk and Princess Kit are fraternal twins.

* UptownGirl: Prince Airk is shown to be involved with Dove, a kitchen maid in the palace. {{Zigzagged}} however as it turns out she's TheChosenOne Elora Danan, and thus very important herself as the True Empress (though she doesn't yet have any official authority).
* UsedToBeASweetKid: According to Willow, Bavmorda was much like Dove/Elora when she was young: bright, curious, and full of promise. Then she was abducted and indoctrinated by [[GreaterScopeVillain the Crone]], twisting her into doing evil.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: The Crone is heard saying to Bavmorda while she's initiated that their goal is ending all suffering in the world. From the acts of her servants, the Crone is willing to kill or imprison anybody that she believes stands in the way of that.
* VillainousLegacy: Sorsha had told Kit and Airk they, along with her, have the potential to be like Bavmorda as they're her descendants. It turns out Bavmorda herself was the descendant of a long-ago evil sorceress as well. Sorsha warns her children they could all become evil as well because of this. Bavmorda's acts overshadow the story as well; her allies attempt to finish what she began by sending Elora into a damned dimension for them to seize control over the world.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: The Crone is ghastly, looking like a walking corpse, but can make herself look like [[spoiler:a young, beautiful woman]]. In the Season 1 finale, a being who's possibly the Wyrm also takes on [[spoiler:Elora's appearance as well]].

* WhateverHappenedToTheMouse: We see Willow eliminate some of the Crone's mooks, but we don't see the fates of the Lich, the Doom, or the Scourge.
* WillfullyWeak: [[spoiler:It turns out that Jade was holding back during her sparring matches with Kit, training with her on Sorsha's orders. Kit is not at all happy to learn Jade was letting her win.]]

* BoyishShortHair: Kit has very short hair for a princess. Arik's is roughly twice as long, [[spoiler:though under The Crone's influence, he cuts it by the last two episodes]].

* AmbiguousSituation: Sorsha says Cherlindrea and Fin Raziel are both "gone" by the time of the series. It's not clear if they're dead or if they just left. Played for laughs when Rool explains that Franjean is "no longer with us" before clarifying he "headed south, said it was for the weather, but we know it was because his wife left him - for me." and said wife is also "no longer with us" - she actually is dead. "Further south."

* TheBigDamnKiss: Two, but the first one shows up relatively early: [[spoiler:in the first episode, when Kit decides she'd rather go beyond The Barrier than marry Graydon, she gives Jade a quite passionate kiss before leaving. They later share a much more intimate one on one of the islands of the Shattering Sea after affirming their love for each other.]]

** [[spoiler:The Kymerian Cuirass lets Kit summon a pata-like blade from her left gauntlet, echoing how her father Madmartigan fought General Kael with a pata on his right hand and a regular longsword in his left.]]

** Willow tells the story of how Bavmorda turned an entire army into pigs. He's pretty sure he and Fin Raziel changed them back. The party look nervously at the pork they're eating.

* NobleMaleRoguishMale: Arik is both at once. He's a shameless flirt and braggart with a devil-may-care attitude, but shows hints of being surprisingly diplomatic when he attempts to smoothe things over after Kit nearly insults Galadorn. He also proposes to Dove in pretty much every way except actually asking her to marry him, and doesn't hesitate to enter the battle in the courtyard to help defend Tir Asleen. CHAR?

* ParentalIssues: Kit hero-worships Madmartigan, and is still upset that he seemingly abandoned his family. She later grouses that Sorsha isn't the mother she wanted, but Sorsha brushes this off by saying that as bad as Kit thinks ''she'' is, Bavmorda was ''much'' worse. As she's around [[spoiler:Elora]] more, she gets even more upset, even at one point demanding why Madmartigan seemingly chose to help [[spoiler:Elora]] over staying with his own daughter.

** In the second episode, Boorman gets the group away from the Bone Reavers by yelling a command in an obscure language and goading their horses to jump off a ledge. When questioned what the word means, he says it means "stop". This is taken nearly word-for-word from ''[[Film/YoungGuns2]]''.

* TheBigDamnKiss: Two, but the first one shows up relatively early: [[spoiler:in the first episode, when Kit decides she'd rather go beyond The Barrier than marry Graydon, she gives Jade a quite passionate kiss before leaving. They later share a much more intimate one on one of the islands of the Shattering Sea after affirming their love for each other.

* AlternativeCalendar: In everyday conversation, the characters measure the passage of time in terms of "moons" instead of months or years. For instance, it is stated in the first episode that 200 moons have passed since Queen Bavmorda's defeat. If a "moon" lasts roughly a month as it does on Earth, that adds up to 16 years and 8 months (Extrapolating from this, that would make Elora just shy of 17, Arik and Kit -- presuming Sorsha and Madmartigan married immediately in the wake of the movie and Sorsha became pregnant right after -- just under 16, and Jade around 16 and a half, since [[spoiler:her father General Kael was killed at the end of the movie. For the record, Ellie Bamber is 26, Ruby Cruz is 24, Dempsey Bryk is 26, and Erin Kellyman is 24). Years are only used when referring to truly ancient times, like the 10,000 years since the forging of the Kymerian Cuirass.

At least two more seasons are planned, although, following a report of cancelation, writer and executive producer Jon Kasdan explained on [[https://twitter.com/jonkasdan/status/1636618831497146368?s=46&t=7YT7yMPCw2VMMwQUxWj5_A Twitter]] that the cast had simply been released for the time being, due to streaming series production slowing down across the industry. Production on season two was not expected to begin in the next twelve months, but the show had not officially been canceled. Despite this, it was subsequently announced the series would be purged from Disney+ on May 26, 2023, less than six months after its premiere.

* AlternativeCalendar: In everyday conversation, the characters measure the passage of time in terms of "moons" instead of months or years. For instance, it is stated in the first episode that 200 moons have passed since Queen Bavmorda's defeat. If a "moon" lasts roughly a month as it does on Earth, that adds up to 16 years and 8 months. Years are only used when referring to truly ancient times, like the 10,000 years since the forging of the Kymerian Cuirass.
* AmbiguousSituation: Sorsha says Cherlindrea and Fin Raziel are both "gone" by the time of the series. It's not clear if they're dead or if they just left. Played for laughs when Rool explains that Franjean is "no longer with us" before clarifying she "headed south, said it was for the weather, but we know it was because his wife left him - for me." and said wife is also "no longer with us" - she actually is dead. "Further south."
* AmbiguouslyBi: Boorman is consistently depicted as definitely attracted to women, but in the first season finale, when he, Jade, and Graydon find themselves facing almost-certain death, he proposes a [[PreClimaxClimax quick makeout session before they're all killed]], if anyone's interested. There are no takers.

* AntiVillain: The Bone Reavers are bandits, but they are also [[GreyAndGrayMorality former slaves who are trying to build a life for themselves the only way they can.]] Furthermore, [[spoiler:General Kael was their leader. He and his people were originally slaves, but Bavmorda offered them a chance to be free... if they served her instead.]]

* ArrangedMarriage: A plot point during the first episode is Kit being wed to Graydon as part of [[AltarDiplomacy a tightening of bonds between Tir Asleen and Gallodoorn]], and how much Kit is opposed to the idea. It creates a lot of tension between her and her mother. Graydon later admits to her that he wasn't thrilled by the idea either.

* AmbiguouslyGay: Hubert, the woodswoman is not ''technically'' confirmed to be gay. She ''might'' just be wearing masculine clothing, platonically living with another woman, using a double-headed axe, complimenting Dove's beauty and generally fulfilling every {{butch lesbian}} cliche ever while being completely heterosexual. No one in the fandom believes this to be the case.

* MoreDiverseSequel: The series has four people of color in main roles, Ruby Cruz (Latina American) as Kit, Creator/ErinKellyman (a mixed race Englishwoman) as Jade, Creator/TonyRevolori (Guatemalan-American) playing Prince Graydon and Amar Chadha-Patel (an Englishman of Indian descent) as Boorman. Additionally, Kit and Jade are both queer women revealed as in love with each other, and Boorman is [[AmbiguouslyBi implied to be bi]] (or at least bicurious). Scorpia also flirts with [[spoiler:Jade]] before learning she's her [[spoiler:sister]]. Adwoa Aboah, who's biracial, plays her. This contrasts with [[Film/{{Willow}} the film]], which had only white main characters, and none were LGBT+. Of course, both feature Warwick Davis in the title role.

* AmbiguousSituation: Sorsha says Cherlindrea and Fin Raziel are both "gone" by the time of the series. It's not clear if they're dead or if they just left. Played for laughs when Rool explains that Franjean is "no longer with us" before clarifying she "headed south, said it was for the weather, but we know it was because his wife left him - for me." and said wife is "no longer with us eiter. Further south."

* AmbiguousSituation: Sorsha says Cherlindrea and Fin Raziel are both "gone" by the time of the series. It's not clear if they're dead or if they just left.

* AmbiguouslyGay: Hubert, a woodswoman, is quite taken with Dove, complimenting her beauty repeatedly. She has very masculine clothing, and seems to live in the woods with Anne, another woodswoman who has much the same style. They might be {{butch lesbian}}s, but there's nothing explicit.

* HappilyAdopted: Jade was adopted, raised and trained by Ballantine. Prior to him being [[DemonicPossession possessed]] and [[TheCorruption corrupted]], it seems they have a loving father-daughter relationship. [[spoiler:Before he dies from her [[MercyKill mercy stroke]], Ballantine tells Jade how much raising her meant, along with his pride in her. Jade is heartbroken after having killed him, even if it was to spare him pain.]]

* IAmSpartacus: Jade says she's Elora along with the real Elora when the trolls come to get her. Sarris, their leader, is more practical than most and says they'll take both of them.

* MoreDiverseSequel: The series has four people of color in main roles, Ruby Cruz (Latina American) as Kit, Creator/ErinKellyman (a mixed race Englishwoman) as Jade, Creator/TonyRevolori (Guatemalan-American) playing Prince Graydon and Amar Chadha-Patel (an Englishman of Indian descent) as Boorman. Additionally, Kit and Jade are both queer women revealed as in love with each other, and Boorman is [[AmbiguouslyBi implied to be bi]] (or at least bicurious). Scorpia also flirts with [[spoiler:Jade]] before learning she's her [[spoiler:sister]]. Adwoa Aboah, who's biracial, plays her. This contrasts with [[Film/{{Willow}} the film]], which had only white main characters, and none were LGBT+.

At least two more seasons are planned, although, following a report of cancelation, writer and executive producer Jon Kasdan explained on [[https://twitter.com/jonkasdan/status/1636618831497146368?s=46&t=7YT7yMPCw2VMMwQUxWj5_A Twitter]] that the cast had simply been released for the time being, due to streaming series production slowing down across the industry. Production on season two was not expected to begin in the next twelve months, but the show had not officially been canceled.

* CanonDiscontinuity: The movie was originally followed up by a book series called the ''Chronicles of the Shadow War Trilogy'' featuring teenage Elora Danan written by Creator/GeorgeLucas and Creator/ChrisClaremont, but this series has effectively been rendered non-canon by the Disney+ series, though WordOfGod has described the books as 'tangential' to the show.[invoked]

At least two more seasons are planned, although, following a report of cancelation, Kasden explained on [[https://twitter.com/jonkasdan/status/1636618831497146368?s=46&t=7YT7yMPCw2VMMwQUxWj5_A Twitter]] that the cast had simply been released for the time being, due to streaming series production slowing down across the industry. Production on season two was not expected to begin in the next twelve months, but the show had not officially been canceled.

The series was cancelled in March 2023 after one season.