Queen of Swords
Queen of Swords
TV ShowEnded

Queen of Swords

5.2 / 10
2000
1 season
22 episodes
WesternAction & Adventure

Queen of Swords is an action–adventure television series set in California during the early 19th century that ran for one season, from 2000 to 2001. The series premiered October 7, 2000. After filming had been completed on 22 episodes and the first eight episodes were broadcast, the series was canceled.

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The Queen Of Swords

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Cast

Seasons

  • Destiny

    1.Destiny

    07-10-200042m

    While attending school in Madrid (and receiving fencing lessons on the side), Tessa Alvarado learns of her father's death and leaves immediately for her hacienda in California. Upo...

  • Death to the Queen

    2.Death to the Queen

    14-10-200043m

    When the men begin to disappear, the Queen of Swords springs to action. She discovers that the peasants are being framed for crimes they did not commit and sentenced to work in Mon...

  • Fever

    3.Fever

    21-10-200043m

    When a deadly fever grips the town, Doctor Helm's medicine is the only cure. In an ambitious bid to assume power, Captain Grisham steals the antidote, which Montoya desperately nee...

  • Vengeance

    4.Vengeance

    28-10-2000

    An assassin disrupts the Harvest Festival, when his crossbow fells Don Aguilera, the father of Tessa's childhood friend, Ramon. The grief-stricken son swears vengeance, which Tessa...

  • The Witness

    5.The Witness

    04-11-2000

    A peasant girl lays dead by the hand of her well-moneyed lover, Anton, and the only witness is Tessa, who vows to testify against him. But Anton's mother, ranchero and former pirat...

  • Duel with a Stranger

    6.Duel with a Stranger

    11-11-2000

    Montoya commissions Spain's finest swordsman to strike down the Queen of Swords. Unbeknownst to Antonio (played by special guest star Cristián de la Fuente), his target is also hi...

  • Running Wild

    7.Running Wild

    18-11-2000

    During a spree of burglaries, Tessa's godfather, Don Federico, is killed, robbing the young woman of yet another loved one and providing the Queen of Swords with a very personal re...

  • Honor Thy Father

    8.Honor Thy Father

    25-11-2000

    The Queen of Swords risks life and limb to liberate two men captured by Montoya. The first, Raul, knows who murdered Tessa's father, and the second, Churi, knows the grief of such...

  • Counterfeit Queen

    9.Counterfeit Queen

    13-01-2001

    An imposter (guest star Elizabeth Gracen) poses as the Queen of Swords to steal a payroll of gold so Tessa must clear her name and unmask the bandit. With Tessie Santiago, Paulina...

  • The Serpent

    10.The Serpent

    20-01-2001

    El Serpiente (guest star David Carradine), a famous bandit, decides on Santa Helena as his next target and manages to put a rift between the Queen of Swords (Tessie Santiago) and D...

  • The Pact

    11.The Pact

    27-01-2001

    While avoiding Montoya and Grisham, the Queen of Swords (Tessie Santiago) must race against time to recover a treasure hidden by her father. Also starring Paulina Galvez, Valentin...

  • The Emissary

    12.The Emissary

    03-02-2001

    An ambassador (Ed Stoppard) for the King of Spain arrives in town on a mission to return with the Queen of Swords' head. Also starring Paulina Galvez, Valentine Pelka, Anthony Lemk...

  • Kidnapped

    13.Kidnapped

    10-02-2001

    The Queen has to rescue both Vera (Elsa Pataky) and her reputation when she is compromised by a former flame (Stephen Billington) who wants her husband's gold.

  • The Uncle

    14.The Uncle

    17-02-2001

    Tessa's uncle (guest star Grant Russell) arrives in town bent on avenging his brother's death and Montoya makes an innocent man scapegoat for the crime.

  • Runaways

    15.Runaways

    24-02-2001

    Tessa fears for Dr. Helm's safety when his former fiancée (Amber Batty) arrives in Saint Helena claiming to be on the run from an abusive husband (Simon MacCorkindale).

  • The Hanged Man

    16.The Hanged Man

    21-04-2001

    Krane (Anthony De Longis), the Captain's nemesis, decides to raid the town after Montoya heads for Monterey, leaving the Queen of Swords (Tessie Santiago) to save the day by enlist...

  • The Return

    17.The Return

    28-04-2001

    Marta's long-lost love, Leonardo (Oliver Haden) visits Saint Helena in search of his paramour and becomes enmeshed in Montoya's scheme to trap the Queen.

  • The Pretender

    18.The Pretender

    05-05-2001

    A horse rides into town carrying a wounded stranger, whose last words accuse the Rey family of lies and murder.

  • Takes a Thief

    19.Takes a Thief

    12-05-2001

    Two con men (Ralf Moeller, Darren Tighe) convince Montoya they can catch the Queen of Swords (Tessie Santiago) for the reward money.

  • The Dragon

    20.The Dragon

    19-05-2001

    The death of a Samurai master (Burt Kwouk) leaves his apprentice thirsting for revenge---an ideal scenerio for Montoya, who insists the Queen of Swords is responsible.

  • End of Days

    21.End of Days

    26-05-2001

    The Queen of Swords and Grisham (Tessie Santiago, Anthony Lemke) are trapped in an abandoned mine with only their vendettas to keep them alive.

  • Betrayed

    22.Betrayed

    02-06-2001

    The captain (Anthony Lemke) blames Vera's (Elsa Pataky) fall from a horse on the Queen of Swords (Tessie Santiago), and Montoya calls for martial law.

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