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Spoiler warning: This article discusses details and plot points from Willow Chapter 1, “The Gales.”
It’s time to welcome back some old friends, and meet some new ones.
The new Willow Original series, a sequel to the 1988 fan-favorite film of the same name, is finally here. Time has marched on since the events of the original movie; Bavmorda is gone and Queen Sorsha rules her kingdom peacefully, but all is not well in Tir Asleen. As a new threat rises, a group of fresh-faced heroes must come together and meet it — with some help from a certain Nelwyn sorcerer, of course. Funny, thrilling, and moving as it sets the stage for the wider story, here are five highlights from Chapter 1, “The Gales.”