R.J. Stewart is one of the major creative forces behind Xena. Here he discusses the origins of the show and the job of writing the warrior princess.

As the wicked Alti, Claire Stansfield spirited herself into the hearts of thousands of Xena fans. And, as K. Stoddard Hayes found out, she loves Alti just as much as they do…

Telling tales is Xena Executive Producer Rob Tapert’s trade, and it’s one he takes very seriously. As Eddie Summers found out, this is a man who is quite literally married to his job.

When Annie Day starts dreaming that she was Xena, television's warrior princess, in a past life, her boyfriend Harry O'Casey decides it's time for her obsession with the show to stop.

Being ‘the peaceful one’ on Xena: Warrior Princess brings new challenges to actress Renee O’Connor. But, as a veteran of The Mickey Mouse Club, she should be able to handle it…

George Strayton, our man at Renaissance Pictures, brings Xena Magazine his regular update on the seasons in production…

Wide shot of Xena (Lucy Lawless) relaxing back on a chair. Dramatic pause. Healer (Ric Chan) announces earth-shattering news. Zoom to close up on Xena as her face registers shock and disbelief. Cut to commercial.

When Aphrodite the Goddess of Love has a bust up with her boyfriend, it’s taken for granted that chaos and hilarity will ensue. Throw in a band of Amazons who are forced to obey men, add a manipulative god seeking power, and you have all the ingredients for a classic Herculean adventure. 

On a dark Egyptian evening amidst the rough stone of an unfinished pyramid, there’s an impressive fight taking place. Hercules and Prince Ramesses battle for possession of the Necronomicon Book of the Dead.

Rob Tapert, Executive Producer of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess and husband to Lucy Lawless, submits himself to our revealing questionnaire.

I ask the Muse, Goddess of Poetry to aid me
In this song of Xena, the Warrior Princess, my friend.

Just when you think you’ve got this character pinned down, he dissolves in a pillar of fire and reemerges the following week with a new facet of his personality.

Certainly the most ambitious and anticipated Xena episode, “The Bitter Suite,” was broadcast the week of February 2, 1998, earning impressive ratings and wide-spread critical acclaim.

It was Rob Tapert’s idea to do a “Bizarro World” show; I just ran with the ball. Besides, I provided the mythology links.

Although many actors draw upon their own real-life experiences to create a character, it would be far too easy to say that Joxer, Xena’s over-enthusiastic semi-sidekick, is based on Ted Raimi.

Salmoneus, the con man’s con man, has become one of the most popular recurring characters on Xena and Hercules.

Xena’s reluctant allies in the battle against evil.

How Hudson Leick created the volatile Warrior Queen Callisto out of her own fear and fury.

Xena’s Renee O’Connor is interviewed by Topps’ Renee Witterstaetter on the set in New Zealand.

On this particular day, stalwart Lucy was covered with mud and rags. Out of costume, she had to sit in a cold dungeon and wade through water.