Xcalibur: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

King Edwin, ruler of a medieval-like Kingdom is assassinated by his brother and regent, Bragan, who has made a truce with the evil warlock, Kwodahn. The murder is witnessed by Prince Erwann who carries out the dying King's final orders; to take Xcalibur and hide it in a safe place. After hiding the sword, Kwodahn curses Erwann, turning him to stone. Erwann's feisty teenage daughter, Princess Djana befriends Herik, a young apprentice of the exiled Shogis, a sect of sorcerers, who has been entrusted with the Book of Life, the collected knowledge of the Shogis. Together, they retrieve Xcalibur, however upon reaching the Royal Palace, they learn Bragan has taken control of the Kingdom as regent to Arthus, the 10-year-old sovereign, too young to rule himself, and confiscated Prince Erwann's lands as his own, falsely branding him as the assassin.

Series details

• Title: Xcalibur
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure
• Premiere date: 2001-09-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2002-04-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: YTV
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 4.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 66302
• IMDb ID: tt0305143
• TVDB ID: 71132

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2001-09-12; final listed air date 2002-04-01; episode order: 40.

Source and licence

Adapted from Xcalibur on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.