Queen of Swords

Queen of Swords
Premiere	October 7, 2000
Finale	June 2, 2001
Creator	David Abramowitz, Linda S. Lukens see creation
Network/Provider	Global (Canada) Syndication (USA)
Style	44-minute action / adventure
Company	Fireworks Entertainment
Seasons	1
Episodes	22 (List of episodes)
Origin	Canada/Spain/UK co-production

Queen of Swords is an action / adventure series that aired in Syndication set in 19th Century Spanish California about the Daughter of a murdered Don who returns home, from Madrid, to find her home in ruins and the town of Santa Helena and the surrounding countryside under the control of an oppressive military governor. Compared with Zorro, but with it's own defined characters, all with secrets to hide explored over the 22 episodes, that set it apart. Lasted one season, but with worldwide reruns has gained cult status.

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
Global
Season One	October 7, 2000	June 2, 2001				22

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

Official Japanese, Official French, and bootleg US versions

• In Japan the series was released in 2004 on a NTSC Region 2 DVD with both dubbed Japanese and original English soundtracks, optional Japaneses subtitles and a 4:3 aspect ratio pan and scan. Two episodes are put together to make one 85 minute film per DVD. The episodes not on dvd are The Pretender and The Return. The DVD is available from cdjapan.co.jp[1]

• In France the series was released in 2006 as Sous Le Signe De L'Epee on a PAL multi-region DVD with both dubbed French and original English soundtracks, optional French subtitles and a 16:9 aspect ratio as it was filmed. The episodes are in production order. This is available from amazon.fr.

• The series has not been officially released in the US or UK but the French version is now available amazon.com , Amazon ca, and Amazon UK as an import.

Title			Release			Discs
Complete Series
Sous le Signe de L'épée 'French release (includes original English audio)'			March 16, 2006			3