''Young Blades'' is a 13-episode

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television series that aired on

PAX TV Ion Television is an American broadcast television network owned by the Katz Broadcasting subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company. The network first began broadcasting on August 31, 1998, as Pax TV, focusing primarily on family-oriented enter ...

from January to June 2005, inspired by

Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (, ; ; born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (), 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père (where '' '' is French for 'father', to distinguish him from his son Alexandre Dumas fils), was a French writer ...

's 1844 novel ''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight f ...

''. Thirteen episodes were made before cancellation.

Plot

Set in 17th-century France, the show follows the adventures of four

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Cast

* d'Artagnan, son of the legendary

d'Artagnan Charles de Batz de Castelmore (), also known as d'Artagnan and later Count d'Artagnan ( 1611 – 25 June 1673), was a French Musketeer who served Louis XIV as captain of the Musketeers of the Guard. He died at the siege of Maastricht in the Fr ...

's 1844 novel ''

'' * Jacqueline, alias Jacques, a woman disguised as a man while on the run for murder * Siroc, an inventor * Ramon, a poet Other main characters include musketeer leader Captain Duval, Queen Anne,

Cardinal Mazarin Cardinal Jules Mazarin (, also , , ; 14 July 1602 – 9 March 1661), born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino () or Mazarini, was an Italian cardinal, diplomat and politician who served as the chief minister to the Kings of France Louis XIII and Louis XI ...

, and a fifteen-year-old

Louis XIV , house = Bourbon , father = Louis XIII , mother = Anne of Austria , birth_date = , birth_place = Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France , death_date = , death_place = Palace of Ve ...

. The latter three characters were based on historical figures.

Cast

* Tobias Mehler as d'Artagnan * Karen Cliche as Jacqueline Roget/Jacques Leponte * Mark Hildreth as Siroc * Zak Santiago as Ramon Montalvo Francisco de la Cruz *

Bruce Boxleitner Bruce William Boxleitner (born May 12, 1950) is an American actor and science fiction and suspense writer. He is known for his leading roles in the television series '' How the West Was Won'', '' Bring 'Em Back Alive'', '' Scarecrow and Mrs. Kin ...

as Captain Martin Duvall *

Robert Sheehan Robert Sheehan (born 7 January 1988) is an Irish actor. He is best known for television roles such as Nathan Young in '' Misfits'', Darren Treacy in '' Love/Hate'', and Klaus Hargreeves in '' The Umbrella Academy,'' as well as film roles suc ...

as King Louis XIV *

Michael Ironside Frederick Reginald Ironside (born February 12, 1950), known as Michael Ironside, is a Canadian actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. He is known for playing villains and "tough guy" heroes, and has also portrayed sympathetic characters. E ...

as Cardinal Mazarin *

Sheena Easton Sheena Shirley Easton (; born 27 April 1959) is a Scottish singer and actress. Easton came into the public eye in an episode of the first British musical reality television programme '' The Big Time: Pop Singer'', which recorded her attempts to ...

as Queen Anne

Episodes

References

External links

* {{The Three Musketeers 2000s American drama television series 2000s Canadian drama television series 2005 American television series debuts 2005 American television series endings 2005 Canadian television series debuts 2005 Canadian television series endings American fantasy television series Canadian fantasy 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