Wizard’s First Rule TV show

Terry Goodkind’s epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth is heading to TV thanks to Sam Raimi of Spiderman fame. The fantasy book Wizards First Rule follows the story of a young woodsman named Richard and a woman named Kahlen. It’s set in a world split by magic and non magic and features a massive fantasy plot based around the First Wizard.

ABC Domestic Television is bringing a new first-run, live-action weekly series to the syndication marketplace for a Fall 2008 launch. Executive Producer Sam Raimi (”Spider-Man,” “Spider-Man 2,” “Spider-Man 3″ and “The Evil Dead”) will produce the one-hour weekly series based on Terry Goodkind’s bestselling epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth.

Wizard’s First Rule will be produced by ABC Studios, marking their first venture into broadcast syndication. Production is slated to begin on the 22-episodes this May. Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert (”The Grudge,” “Xena: Warrior Princess,” “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys” and “Cleopatra 2525″), “Joshua Donen (”The Quick and the Dead”) and Ned Nalle (production executive for “Xena: Warrior Princess” and “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys”) serve as executive producers.