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Xena: Warrior Princess is an American television series that was created by Robert Tapert and John Schulian. Xena is a historical fantasy set primarily in ancient Greece, although it has a flexible time setting and occasionally features Oriental,^[1] Egyptian^[2] and Medieval^[3] elements. The flexible fantasy framework of the show accommodates a considerable range of theatrical styles, from high melodrama to slapstick comedy, from whimsical and musical^[4] to all-out action and adventure. While the show is typically set in ancient times, its themes are essentially modern and it investigates the ideas of taking responsibility for past misdeeds, the value of human life, personal liberty and sacrifice, and friendship. The show often addresses ethical dilemmas, such as the morality of pacifism; however, the storylines rarely seek to provide unequivocal solutions.

The character of Xena debuted on March 13, 1995, on the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Three episodes featuring Xena, collectively called The Xena Trilogy, initially aired as part of the first season of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.^[5] Xena's own series began on September 4, 1995.^[6] The series ran for six seasons and 134 episodes until its final episode aired on June 23, 2001. The series won an Emmy Award in 2001, and was ranked in #10 in TV Guide's Top 25 Cult TV Shows of All Time.^[7]

Series overview

Season	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
Intro	3	March 13, 1995 (1995-03-13)	May 8, 1995 (1995-05-08)
1	24	September 4, 1995 (1995-09-04)	July 29, 1996 (1996-07-29)
2	22	October 12, 1996 (1996-10-12)	May 10, 1997 (1997-05-10)
3	22	September 27, 1997 (1997-09-27)	May 16, 1998 (1998-05-16)
4	22	October 3, 1998 (1998-10-03)	May 22, 1999 (1999-05-22)
5	22	October 2, 1999 (1999-10-02)	May 20, 2000 (2000-05-20)
6	22	October 7, 2000 (2000-10-07)	June 18, 2001 (2001-06-18)

Episodes

Introductory episodes (1995)

The program and its namesake character are introduced during the first season of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. The Hercules: The Legendary Journeys episodes, "The Warrior Princess", "The Gauntlet" and "Unchained Heart", served as pilot episodes for the show.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
9	9	"The Warrior Princess"	Bruce Seth Green	John Schulian	March 13, 1995 (1995-03-13)	76608
Iolaus is seduced by the cunning and cruel Xena, Warrior Princess, who aims to use him to destroy Hercules, leaving her free to take over the world…
12	12	"The Gauntlet"	Jack Perez	Peter Bielak	May 1, 1995 (1995-05-01)	76612
Xena is betrayed by her lieutenant, Darphus, and forced to walk "the gauntlet". Determined to get her revenge, she forms an alliance with Hercules, who tries to make her see that there is more to life than vengeance and evil.
13	13	"Unchained Heart"	Bruce Seth Green	John Schulian	May 8, 1995 (1995-05-08)	76613
Hercules, Salmoneus and Iolaus team up to fight Darphus, who has risen from the grave and plans to feed Hercules to Ares' dog of war Graegus. In the end, Ares loses his most valuable pawn as Xena turns her back on evil once and for all.

Season 1 (1995–96)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Sins of the Past"	Doug Lefler	Story by : Robert Tapert Teleplay by : R.J. Stewart	September 4, 1995 (1995-09-04)
2	2	"Chariots of War"	Harley Cokeliss	Story by : Josh Becker & Jack Perez Teleplay by : Adam Armus & Nora Kay Foster	September 11, 1995 (1995-09-11)
3	3	"Dreamworker"	Bruce Seth Green	Steven L. Sears	September 18, 1995 (1995-09-18)
4	4	"Cradle of Hope"	Michael Levine	Terence Winter	September 25, 1995 (1995-09-25)
5	5	"The Path Not Taken"	Stephen L. Posey	Julie Sherman	October 2, 1995 (1995-10-02)
6	6	"The Reckoning"	Charles Siebert	Peter Allan Fields	October 16, 1995 (1995-10-16)
7	7	"The Titans"	Eric Brevig	R.J. Stewart	October 30, 1995 (1995-10-30)
8	8	"Prometheus"	Stephen L. Posey	R.J. Stewart	November 6, 1995 (1995-11-06)
9	9	"Death in Chains"	Charles Siebert	Story by : Babs Greyhosky & Adam Armus & Nora Kay Foster Teleplay by : Adam Armus & Nora Kay Foster	November 13, 1995 (1995-11-13)
10	10	"Hooves & Harlots"	Jace Alexander	Steven L. Sears	November 20, 1995 (1995-11-20)
11	11	"The Black Wolf"	Mario Di Leo	Alan Jay Glueckman	January 8, 1996 (1996-01-08)
12	12	"Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts"	T.J. Scott	Story by : Roy Thomas & Janis Hendler Teleplay by : Adam Armus & Nora Kay Foster	January 15, 1996 (1996-01-15)
13	13	"Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards"	Jace Alexander	R.J. Stewart & Steven L. Sears	January 22, 1996 (1996-01-22)
14	14	"A Fistful of Dinars"	Josh Becker	Steven L. Sears & R.J. Stewart	January 29, 1996 (1996-01-29)
15	15	"Warrior... Princess"	Michael Levine	Brenda Lilly	February 5, 1996 (1996-02-05)
16	16	"Mortal Beloved"	Garth Maxwell	R.J. Stewart	February 12, 1996 (1996-02-12)
17	17	"The Royal Couple of Thieves"	John Cameron	Steven L. Sears	February 19, 1996 (1996-02-19)
18	18	"The Prodigal"	John T. Kretchmer	Chris Manheim	March 4, 1996 (1996-03-04)
19	19	"Altared States"	Michael Levine	Chris Manheim	April 22, 1996 (1996-04-22)
20	20	"Ties That Bind"	Charles Siebert	Adam Armus & Nora Kay Foster	April 29, 1996 (1996-04-29)
21	21	"The Greater Good"	Gary Jones	Steven L. Sears	May 6, 1996 (1996-05-06)
22	22	"Callisto"	T.J. Scott	R.J. Stewart	May 13, 1996 (1996-05-13)
23	23	"Death Mask"	Stewart Main	Peter Allan Fields	June 3, 1996 (1996-06-03)
24	24	"Is There a Doctor in the House?"	T.J. Scott	Patricia Manney	July 29, 1996 (1996-07-29)

Season 2 (1996–97)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
25	1	"Orphan of War"	Charles Siebert	Steven L. Sears	September 30, 1996 (1996-09-30)	V0206
26	2	"Remember Nothing"	Anson Williams	Story by : Steven L. Sears & Chris Manheim Teleplay by : Steven L. Sears	October 7, 1996 (1996-10-07)	V0201
27	3	"The Giant Killer"	Gary Jones	Terence Winter	October 14, 1996 (1996-10-14)	V0204
28	4	"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"	T.J. Scott	Nora Kay Foster & Adam Armus	October 28, 1996 (1996-10-28)	V0202
29	5	"Return of Callisto"	T.J. Scott	R. J. Stewart	November 4, 1996 (1996-11-04)	V0210
30	6	"Warrior... Princess... Tramp"	Josh Becker	R. J. Stewart	November 11, 1996 (1996-11-11)	V0205
31	7	"Intimate Stranger"	Gary Jones	Steven L. Sears	November 18, 1996 (1996-11-18)	V0211
32	8	"Ten Little Warlords"	Charles Siebert	Paul Robert Coyle	November 25, 1996 (1996-11-25)	V0215
33	9	"A Solstice Carol"	John T. Kretchmer	Chris Manheim	December 9, 1996 (1996-12-09)	V0209
34	10	"The Xena Scrolls"	Charlie Haskell	Story by : Robert Sidney Mellette Teleplay by : Nora Kay Foster & Adam Armus	January 13, 1997 (1997-01-13)	V0208
35	11	"Here She Comes... Miss Amphipolis"	Marina Sargenti	Chris Manheim	January 20, 1997 (1997-01-20)	V0212
36	12	"Destiny"	Robert Tapert	Story by : Robert Tapert Teleplay by : R.J. Stewart & Steven L. Sears	January 27, 1997 (1997-01-27)	V0207
37	13	"The Quest"	Michael Levine	Story by : Steven L. Sears & R.J. Stewart & Chris Manheim Teleplay by : Steven L. Sears	February 3, 1997 (1997-02-03)	V0221
38	14	"A Necessary Evil"	Mark Beesley	Paul Robert Coyle	February 10, 1997 (1997-02-10)	V0219
39	15	"A Day in the Life"	Michael Hurst	R.J. Stewart	February 17, 1997 (1997-02-17)	V0223
40	16	"For Him the Bell Tolls"	Josh Becker	Adam Armus & Nora Kay Foster	February 24, 1997 (1997-02-24)	V0220
41	17	"The Execution"	Garth Maxwell	Paul Robert Coyle	April 7, 1997 (1997-04-07)	V0218
42	18	"Blind Faith"	Josh Becker	Nora Kay Foster & Adam Armus	April 14, 1997 (1997-04-14)	V0214
43	19	"Ulysses"	Michael Levine	R.J. Stewart	April 28, 1997 (1997-04-28)	V0213
44	20	"The Price"	Oley Sassone	Steven L. Sears	May 5, 1997 (1997-05-05)	V0217
45	21	"Lost Mariner"	Garth Maxwell	Steven L. Sears	May 12, 1997 (1997-05-12)	V0226
46	22	"A Comedy of Eros"	Charles Siebert	Chris Manheim	May 19, 1997 (1997-05-19)	V0225

Season 3 (1997–98)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
47	1	"The Furies"	Gilbert Shilton	R.J. Stewart	September 29, 1997 (1997-09-29)	V0224
48	2	"Been There, Done That"	Andrew Merrifield	Hilary J. Bader	October 6, 1997 (1997-10-06)	V0227
49	3	"The Dirty Half Dozen"	Rick Jacobson	Steven L. Sears	October 13, 1997 (1997-10-13)	V0411
50	4	"The Deliverer"	Oley Sassone	Steven L. Sears	October 20, 1997 (1997-10-20)	V0401
51	5	"Gabrielle's Hope"	Andrew Merrifield & Charles Siebert	R.J. Stewart	October 20, 1997 (1997-10-20)	V0402
52	6	"The Debt: Part 1"	Oley Sassone	Story by : Robert Tapert & R.J. Stewart Teleplay by : R.J. Stewart	November 3, 1997 (1997-11-03)	V0406
53	7	"The Debt: Part 2"	Oley Sassone	Story by : Robert Tapert & R.J. Stewart Teleplay by : R.J. Stewart	November 10, 1997 (1997-11-10)	V0407
54	8	"The King of Assassins"	Bruce Campbell	Adam Armus & Nora Kay Foster	November 17, 1997 (1997-11-17)	V0410
55	9	"Warrior...Priestess...Tramp"	Robert Ginty	Adam Armus & Nora Kay Foster	January 12, 1998 (1998-01-12)	V0404
56	10	"The Quill is Mightier"	Andrew Merrifield	Hilary J. Bader	January 19, 1998 (1998-01-19)	V0408
57	11	"Maternal Instincts"	Mark Beesley	Chris Manheim	February 7, 1998 (1998-02-07)	V0405
58	12	"The Bitter Suite"	Oley Sassone	Steven L. Sears & Chris Manheim	February 14, 1998 (1998-02-14)	V0409
59	13	"One Against an Army"	Paul Lynch	Gene O'Neill & Noreen Tobin	February 21, 1998 (1998-02-21)	V0413
60	14	"Forgiven"	Garth Maxwell	R.J. Stewart	February 28, 1998 (1998-02-28)	V0415
61	15	"King Con"	Janet Greek	Chris Manheim	March 7, 1998 (1998-03-07)	V0403
62	16	"When in Rome..."	John Laing	Steven L. Sears	March 14, 1998 (1998-03-14)	V0416
63	17	"Forget Me Not"	Charlie Haskell	Hilary J. Bader	March 21, 1998 (1998-03-21)	V0417
64	18	"Fins, Femmes and Gems"	Josh Becker	Story by : Robert Tapert and Adam Armus & Nora Kay Foster Teleplay by : Adam Armus & Nora Kay Foster	April 25, 1998 (1998-04-25)	V0418
65	19	"Tsunami"	John Laing	Chris Manheim	May 2, 1998 (1998-05-02)	V0414
66	20	"Vanishing Act"	Andrew Merrifield	Terry Winter	May 9, 1998 (1998-05-09)	V0421
67	21	"Sacrifice: Part 1"	David Warry-Smith	Steven L. Sears	May 16, 1998 (1998-05-16)	V0420
68	22	"Sacrifice: Part 2"	Rick Jacobson	Paul Robert Coyle	May 23, 1998 (1998-05-23)	V0419

Season 4 (1998–99)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
69	1	"Adventures in the Sin Trade: Part 1"	T.J. Scott	Story by : R.J. Stewart & Robert Tapert Teleplay by : R.J. Stewart	September 28, 1998 (1998-09-28)
70	2	"Adventures in the Sin Trade: Part 2"	T. J. Scott	Story by : R.J. Stewart & Robert Tapert Teleplay by : R.J. Stewart	October 5, 1998 (1998-10-05)
71	3	"A Family Affair"	Doug Lefler	Story by : Liz Friedman & Chris Manheim Teleplay by : Chris Manheim	October 17, 1998 (1998-10-17)
72	4	"In Sickness and in Hell"	Josh Becker	Adam Armus & Nora Kay Foster	October 24, 1998 (1998-10-24)
73	5	"A Good Day"	Rick Jacobson	Steven L. Sears	October 26, 1998 (1998-10-26)
74	6	"A Tale of Two Muses"	Michael Hurst	Gillian Horvath	November 2, 1998 (1998-11-02)
75	7	"Locked up and Tied Down"	Rick Jacobson	Story by : Robert Tapert & Josh Becker Teleplay by : Hilary Bader	November 9, 1998 (1998-11-09)
76	8	"Crusader"	Paul Lynch	R.J. Stewart	November 16, 1998 (1998-11-16)
77	9	"Past Imperfect"	Garth Maxwell	Steven L. Sears	January 4, 1999 (1999-01-04)
78	10	"The Key to the Kingdom"	Bruce Campbell	Eric A. Morris	January 11, 1999 (1999-01-11)
79	11	"Daughter of Pomira"	Patrick Norris	Linda McGibney	January 18, 1999 (1999-01-18)
80	12	"If the Shoe Fits..."	Josh Becker	Adam Armus & Nora Kay Foster	January 25, 1999 (1999-01-25)
81	13	"Paradise Found"	Robert Tapert	Chris Manheim	February 1, 1999 (1999-02-01)
82	14	"Devi"	Garth Maxwell	Chris Manheim	February 8, 1999 (1999-02-08)
83	15	"Between the Lines"	Rick Jacobson	Steven L. Sears	February 15, 1999 (1999-02-15)
84	16	"The Way"	John Fawcett	R.J. Stewart	February 22, 1999 (1999-02-22)
85	17	"The Play's the Thing"	Christopher Graves	Ashley Gable & Thomas A. Swyden	March 1, 1999 (1999-03-01)
86	18	"The Convert"	Andrew Merrifield	Chris Manheim	April 19, 1999 (1999-04-19)
87	19	"Takes One to Know One"	Christopher Graves	Jeff Vlaming	April 26, 1999 (1999-04-26)
88	20	"Endgame"	Garth Maxwell	Steven L. Sears	May 3, 1999 (1999-05-03)
89	21	"The Ides of March"	Ken Girotti	R.J. Stewart	May 10, 1999 (1999-05-10)
90	22	"Déjà Vu All over Again"	Renee O'Connor	R.J. Stewart	May 17, 1999 (1999-05-17)

Season 5 (1999–2000)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
91	1	"Fallen Angel"	John Fawcett	Story by : Robert Tapert & R.J. Stewart Teleplay by : R.J. Stewart	September 27, 1999 (1999-09-27)	V0903
92	2	"Chakram"	Doug Lefler	Chris Manheim	October 4, 1999 (1999-10-04)	V0901
93	3	"Succession"	Rick Jacobson	Steven L. Sears	October 11, 1999 (1999-10-11)	V0902
94	4	"Animal Attraction"	Rick Jacobson	Chris Manheim	October 18, 1999 (1999-10-18)	V0905
95	5	"Them Bones, Them Bones"	John Fawcett	Buddy Williers (aka Steven L. Sears)	November 1, 1999 (1999-11-01)	V0908
96	6	"Purity"	Mark Beesley	Jeff Vlaming	November 8, 1999 (1999-11-08)	V0907
97	7	"Back in the Bottle"	Rick Jacobson	Story by : Robert Tapert & Steven L. Sears Teleplay by : Steven L. Sears	November 15, 1999 (1999-11-15)	V0909
98	8	"Little Problems"	Allison Liddi	Gregg Ostrin	November 22, 1999 (1999-11-22)	V0913
99	9	"Seeds of Faith"	Garth Maxwell	George Strayton & Tom O'Neill	January 10, 2000 (2000-01-10)	V0912
100	10	"Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire"	Mark Beesley	Adam Armus & Nora Kay Foster	January 17, 2000 (2000-01-17)	V0911
101	11	"Punch Lines"	Andrew Merrifield	Chris Manheim	January 24, 2000 (2000-01-24)	V0910
102	12	"God Fearing Child"	Phil Sgriccia	Story by : Chris Manheim Teleplay by : Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman	February 7, 2000 (2000-02-07)	V0915
103	13	"Eternal Bonds"	Mark Beesley	Chris Manheim	February 14, 2000 (2000-02-14)	V0916
104	14	"Amphipolis Under Siege"	Mark Beesley	Chris Black	February 21, 2000 (2000-02-21)	V0919
105	15	"Married with Fishsticks"	Paul Grinder	Kevin Maynard	February 28, 2000 (2000-02-28)	V0914
106	16	"Lifeblood"	Michael Hurst	Story by : Rob Tapert & R.J. Stewart Teleplay by : R.J. Stewart and George Strayton & Tom O'Neill	March 13, 2000 (2000-03-13)	V0924
107	17	"Kindred Spirits"	Josh Becker	George Strayton & Tom O'Neill	April 17, 2000 (2000-04-17)	V0918
108	18	"Antony and Cleopatra"	Michael Hurst	Carl Ellsworth	April 24, 2000 (2000-04-24)	V0904
109	19	"Looking Death in the Eye"	Garth Maxwell	Carl Ellsworth	May 1, 2000 (2000-05-01)	V0920
110	20	"Livia"	Rick Jacobson	Chris Manheim	May 8, 2000 (2000-05-08)	V0921
111	21	"Eve"	Mark Beesley	George Strayton & Tom O'Neill	May 15, 2000 (2000-05-15)	V0922
112	22	"Motherhood"	Rick Jacobson	Story by : Robert Tapert Teleplay by : R.J. Stewart	May 22, 2000 (2000-05-22)	V0923

Season 6 (2000–01)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
113	1	"Coming Home"	Mark Beesley	Melissa Good	October 2, 2000 (2000-10-02)	V1411
114	2	"The Haunting of Amphipolis"	Garth Maxwell	Story by : Edithe Swensen & Joel Metzger Teleplay by : Joel Metzger	October 9, 2000 (2000-10-09)	V1401
115	3	"Heart of Darkness"	Mark Beesley	Emily Skopov	October 16, 2000 (2000-10-16)	V1402
116	4	"Who's Gurkhan?"	Michael Hurst	Story by : Robert Tapert Teleplay by : R.J. Stewart	October 23, 2000 (2000-10-23)	V1404
117	5	"Legacy"	Chris Martin-Jones	Melissa Good	October 30, 2000 (2000-10-30)	V1405
118	6	"The Abyss"	Rick Jacobson	James Kahn	November 6, 2000 (2000-11-06)	V1406
119	7	"The Rheingold"	John Fawcett	R.J. Stewart	November 13, 2000 (2000-11-13)	V1408
120	8	"The Ring"	Rick Jacobson	Joel Metzger	November 20, 2000 (2000-11-20)	V1409
121	9	"Return of the Valkyrie"	John Fawcett	Emily Skopov	November 27, 2000 (2000-11-27)	V1410
122	10	"Old Ares Had a Farm"	Charles Siebert	R.J. Stewart	January 15, 2001 (2001-01-15)	V1414
123	11	"Dangerous Prey"	Renee O'Connor	Joel Metzger	January 22, 2001 (2001-01-22)	N/A
124	12	"The God You Know"	Garth Maxwell	Emily Skopov	January 29, 2001 (2001-01-29)	N/A
125	13	"You Are There"	John Laing	Chris Black	February 5, 2001 (2001-02-05)	N/A
126	14	"Path of Vengeance"	Chris Martin-Jones	Joel Metzger	February 12, 2001 (2001-02-12)	N/A
127	15	"To Helicon and Back"	Michael Hurst	Liz Friedman & Vanessa Place	February 23, 2001 (2001-02-23)	V1419
128	16	"Send in the Clones"	Charlie Haskel	Paul Robert Coyle	March 4, 2001 (2001-03-04)
129	17	"The Last of the Centaurs"	Garth Maxwell	Joel Metzger	April 30, 2001 (2001-04-30)
130	18	"When Fates Collide"	John Fawcett	Katherine Fugate	May 11, 2001 (2001-05-11)
131	19	"Many Happy Returns"	Mark Beesley	Liz Friedman & Vanessa Place	May 14, 2001 (2001-05-14)	V1426
132	20	"Soul Possession"	Josh Becker	Melissa Blake	June 4, 2001 (2001-06-04)
133	21	"A Friend in Need: Part 1"	Robert Tapert	Robert Tapert, R. J. Stewart	June 11, 2001 (2001-06-11)
134	22	"A Friend in Need: Part 2"	Robert Tapert	Robert Tapert, R. J. Stewart	June 18, 2001 (2001-06-18)

Home media release

Season		Episodes	DVD release date
Season		Episodes	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
	1	24	April 23, 2003 (2003-04-23) April 20, 2010 (2010-04-20) (re-release)	June 6, 2005 (2005-06-06)	June 23, 2005 (2005-06-23) (NZ) October 12, 2005 (2005-10-12) (Aus)
	2	22	September 2, 2003 (2003-09-02) March 29, 2011 (2011-03-29) (re-release)	August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01)	August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24) (NZ) October 12, 2005 (2005-10-12) (Aus)
	3	22	February 10, 2004 (2004-02-10) March 12, 2012 (2012-03-12) (re-release)	October 3, 2005 (2005-10-03)	September 22, 2005 (2005-09-22) (NZ) December 10, 2005 (2005-12-10) (Aus)
	4	22	June 15, 2004 (2004-06-15) March 12, 2013 (2013-03-12) (re-release)	November 21, 2005 (2005-11-21)	November 17, 2005 (2005-11-17) (NZ) December 10, 2005 (2005-12-10) (Aus)
	5	22	October 19, 2004 (2004-10-19) July 22, 2014 (2014-07-22) (re-release)	—	December 10, 2005 (2005-12-10) (Aus)
	6	22	March 8, 2005 (2005-03-08) May 17, 2016 (2016-05-17) (re-release)	April 3, 2006 (2006-04-03)	December 10, 2005 (2005-12-10) (Aus)