''Young Blades'' is a 13-episode
historical fantasy
Historical fantasy is a category of fantasy and genre of historical fiction that incorporates fantastic elements (such as magic (fantasy), magic) into a more "realistic" narrative. There is much crossover with other subgenres of fantasy; those c ...
television series that aired on
PAX TV
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from January to June 2005, inspired by
Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas (born Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas , was a French novelist and playwright.
His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the mos ...
's 1844 novel ''
The Three Musketeers
''The Three Musketeers'' () is a French historical adventure novel written and published in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is the first of the author's three d'Artagnan Romances. As with some of his other works, he wrote it in col ...
''. Thirteen episodes were made before cancellation.
Plot
Set in 17th-century France, the show follows the adventures of four
musketeers.
Cast
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Tobias Mehler as d'Artagnan, son of the legendary
d'Artagnan in
Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas (born Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas , was a French novelist and playwright.
His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the mos ...
's 1844 novel ''
The Three Musketeers
''The Three Musketeers'' () is a French historical adventure novel written and published in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is the first of the author's three d'Artagnan Romances. As with some of his other works, he wrote it in col ...
''
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Karen Cliche as Jacqueline Roget/Jacques Leponte, a woman disguised as a man while on the run for murder
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Mark Hildreth as Siroc, an inventor
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Zak Santiago as Ramon Montalvo Francisco de la Cruz, a poet
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Bruce Boxleitner as Captain Martin Duvall
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Robert Sheehan as King
Louis XIV
LouisXIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 16381 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great () or the Sun King (), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the List of longest-reign ...
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Michael Ironside as
Cardinal Mazarin
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Sheena Easton
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as
Queen Anne
Episodes
References
External links
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{{The Three Musketeers
2000s American drama television series
2000s Canadian drama television series
2005 American television series debuts
2005 American television series endings
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2005 Canadian television series endings
American fantasy drama television series
Canadian fantasy drama television series
PAX TV original programming
Television shows based on The Three Musketeers
Television series set in the 17th century
Cultural depictions of Louis XIV
Cultural depictions of Cardinal Mazarin
Cultural depictions of Anne, Queen of Great Britain
Cultural depictions of Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan
Cultural depictions of Anne of Austria