The Shannara Chronicles first aired in January of 2016. The complete second season was released on Netflix in January of 2018. Director, Jon Favreau, of Iron Man works as the executive producer of The Shannara Chronicles, along with writers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar who are the creators of Smallville (Zeitchik). Poppy Drayton, the star of the first season, previously appeared on Downton Abbey and the movie series When Calls the Heart (Collie). “’The Shannara Chronicles’ is reported to be MTV’s