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The actor will play the druid Allanon Manu Bennett is going from The Hobbit to another beloved fantasy property. The actor has booked a series regular role on MTV's Shannara, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Shannara takes place in a world set thousands of years after the destruction of civilization as we know it.
Changes made for the TV Adaptation. 1  Along with his magic, Allanon carries a sword and engages in physical combat quite frequently in the TV series; in the original trilogy he fights almost solely with his magic, the Druid fire. 2  Allanon regularly uses his Druid cave as a quick way to heal himself from serious injuries.