Question: will there be a 3rd season of shannara chronicles

title: The Shannara Chronicles
text: No . overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers ( millions ) `` Chosen '' Jonathan Liebesman Alfred Gough & Miles Millar January 5 , 2016 ( 2016 - 01 - 05 ) 1.03 Amberle , the Princess of the Elven Kingdom , runs the Gauntlet , customarily an all - male race , to determine who will become the Chosen , seven servants of the Ellcrys , a great tree that holds back an ancient army of demons in a realm called the Forbidding . She finishes seventh . When she touches the tree during the initiation ceremony , she has a vision of elves being slaughtered . The druid Allanon wakes up after a long slumber . Wil Ohmsford 's mother passes him the elfstones , a magical relic that belonged to Wil 's late father . Wil decides to go to Storlock , the village of healers , to learn the healing arts there . On the way , he is ambushed by a troll and saved by a Rover girl named Eretria , who drugs him and steals the elfstones . Allanon meets with the Elven King Eventine in the city of Arborlon and warns him that the Ellcrys is dying . He leaves to seek out Wil and finds him with Eretria . As the Ellcrys weakens , a demon named the Dagda Mor breaks free of the Forbidding along with the Changeling , whom he dispatches to eliminate the Chosen . Amberle , haunted by the visions she saw when she touched the Ellcrys , flees Arborlon . She comes across Eretria , steals food and a horse , and heads for Wing Hove to meet with her aunt , Eventine 's sister Pyria ( Sarah Peirse ) . Meanwhile , Allanon takes Wil to the Druid Keep at Paranor to find the secret to restoring the Ellcrys . Allanon uses magic to uncover a codex , proving to Wil that magic did n't end in the War of the Races 300 years ago . The Dagda Mor attacks Allanon in his mind . Allanon and Wil learn that the Chosen are the key to the renewal of the Ellcrys ; however , the Changeling , using Amberle 's form , has killed them all except Amberle , who had run away . Allanon and Wil track her to Wing Hove , where they are attacked by a Fury summoned from the Forbidding . The Fury kills Pyria and goes after Wil and Amberle . `` Fury '' James Marshall Alfred Gough & Miles Millar January 12 , 2016 ( 2016 - 01 - 12 ) 0.92 As the Fury is chasing Wil and Amberle , an injured Allanon rises and kills it . The trio head to the Druid Cave to treat Allanon . After leaving him there , Wil and Amberle head to Silver River to grab some of its mud , which has healing properties , but are ambushed by Eretria and another rover . They are taken as hostages to the rover camp so Wil can teach Cephelo how to use the Elfstones . Wil is unable to do so , and Cephelo threatens to kill Eretria . A Fury attacks the Rover camp but is destroyed by Wil , using the powers of the elfstones . Allanon is cured by the magic from the Druid Cave and rescues Wil and Amberle from the Rovers . On their way to Arborlon , they find an elf named Bandon chained and left alone and they take him with them . At Arborlon , Bandon has a vision of Amberle dying . The Elven Council discusses the crisis of the Ellcrys and decides to let Amberle , the last of the Chosen , enter the tree and search for its seed , which must be taken to Safehold . `` Changeling '' James Marshall Alfred Gough & Miles Millar January 19 , 2016 ( 2016 - 01 - 19 ) 0.75 Amberle enters the Ellcrys , is put to a test , and gains the seed from the tree when she succeeds . The group prepares to take it to Safehold but realizes that the demon is still alive . Amberle draws an image of a stained glass window , which she saw in a vision inside the Ellcrys . After being threatened by her foster father , Eretria sneaks into the elven palace and seduces Wil only to steal the elfstones again . As she tries to escape the palace , the demon disguises itself as her and attempts to kill Amberle but fails and the real Eretria is arrested for it . Bandon is revealed to be a seer . No one is able to find the demon , so they assume it must be a shapeshifting demon and prepare a trap to catch it . Wil and Eretria realize that the demon was disguised as one of the guards and was aware of the plan . Wil runs to warn Amberle , but the Changeling gets there first and is killed by Allanon , who orders the guards to burn it and save its ashes . However , the demon comes back to life and kills the guards . 5 5 `` Reaper '' Brad Turner Evan Endicott & Josh Stoddard January 26 , 2016 ( 2016 - 01 - 26 ) 1.03 Ten years ago , a group of gnomes led by Slanter snuck into Arborlon in an attempt to assassinate the King , but ended up killing Prince Aine instead . In the present , the expedition to find Safehold is ambushed by Cephelo 's rovers . Amberle is taken prisoner while Wil and the escort are left to die in the wilderness . Eretria receives her reward -- her own freedom -- and leaves the group , but comes back to free Amberle , take Cephelo prisoner and save Wil and most of the guards . Once the group arrives at their destination , the Reaper , a demon hungry for death , has already killed the garrison and attacks them . Cephelo lures it into an ancient field of chemical garbage and sets the field on fire , killing it . Meanwhile , Allanon asks Bandon to contact Amberle through the Ellcrys . In a vision , he sees her dead at Dagda Mor 's feet . News comes in about demon attacks on elven villages . Ander suggests they seek the demon 's source and enlists Slanter , who was captured 10 years ago , as a guide . The Changeling , disguised as Arion , kills the King and takes his place . 6 6 `` Pykon '' Brad Turner Zander Lehmann February 2 , 2016 ( 2016 - 02 - 02 ) 0.97 While camping , Amberle has a romantic dream about Wil . As a snow storm comes their way , the group decides to take a shortcut to Wilderun by passing through Pykon , a snowy Elven outpost . As they get there , they are welcomed by Mag , a mysterious child , and Remo , an elf who is the property 's caretaker . Elsewhere , Reaper rises from the ashes of the explosion and follows the group 's tracks . Remo reveals himself to be a torturer seeking revenge . As he begins to torture Amberle , Wil is able to stop him with the help of Mag . The group tries to escape Pykon when the Reaper reaches them . Crispin is killed while fighting it . Wil , Amberle and Eretria fall off a cliff with the Reaper . In Arborlon , the Changeling , disguised as the King , convinces Arion to find an ancient sword said to possess power to defeat Dagda Mor . Once Arion succeeds , he is confronted by Allanon who reveals that the weapon is a talisman of evil and a danger to all . Arion then stabs Allanon , removing him from existence . Meanwhile , Ander and Slanter find Dagda Mor 's horde of demons . 7 7 `` Breakline '' Jesse Warn Deanna Kizis February 9 , 2016 ( 2016 - 02 - 09 ) 0.80 After Wil , Eretria , and Amberle fall off the cliff , they get separated . After awakening next to the Reaper 's corpse and prying the Elfstones out of his bloody left palm , Wil is attacked by a male elf from Owen Moor named Perk , whose left ear was stolen by Elf Hunters who cut off and sell the ears to gnomes . He wants to rescue his female partner Genewen who was captured by them . The man who cut off his ear , Cormac , is left behind to guard the camp as their female leader Zora pursues the princess . Eretria and Amberle are subsequently chased by the same group into an old hall that sunk underground during the great war . Meanwhile , in Arborlon , the Changeling , in the guise of King Eventine , sends the Princes Ander and Arion on a seemingly futile mission to kill the Dagda Mor . Allanon is healed by his former master Bremen and returns to Earth . While underground Amberle picks up three blue dice ; an eight - sided and a pair of ten - sided dice . They also notice a map which resembles Eretria 's vision and she tells Eretria it is Safehold . She and Eretria fight off some Elf Hunters but are captured by Zora . Wil arrives , dangling from Genewen , who turns out to be a flying Roc mounted by Perk , who is a Wing Rider . On the way out Zora shoots Eretria and she falls . More of the Elf Hunters arrive , preventing them from going back for her . The princes arrive to face the Dagda Mor , discovering an imprisoned Bandon . Arion attacks the evil Druid with the sword , but the Dagda Mor is prepared and kills him . Allanon arrives on the scene just in time to save Ander and free Bandon . Eretria is shown hauled off alongside a golf bag full of clubs and a white plastic lawn chair . Ander kills the Changeling with Allanon 's collapsible sword , becoming King of the Elves . 8 8 `` Utopia '' Jesse Warn April Blair February 16 , 2016 ( 2016 - 02 - 16 ) 0.78 Allanon tells Bandon he 'll train him to be the next druid . Ander gets drunk . Eretria is bought out of slavery ( along with the map to Safehold ) by a human , who shows her how to shoot a revolver and they watch James T. Kirk and Spock in a scene from Star Trek : The Motion Picture . After kissing , Wil and Amberle rescue Cephelo but he ditches them before they sneak into the human village Eretria 's in , hugging Wil as he leaves . Cephelo is captured skulking around the village border after noticing that Zora is laying dead outside . Eretria reveals to Wil that the Safehold map is in the village , he seems surprised , indicating Amberle had not told him this . When Wil and Amberle 's elven heritage is uncovered during the party , Eretria sneaks off and speaks to a man with a mutilated eye . After he warns her , she flirts with her new owner long enough to steal his revolver . The three are tied to posts to be sacrificed to trolls , Cephelo offers their captors a bag which he says contain the Elfstones . When opened , it is actually the three blue dice that Amberle found . Eretria frees the captives after shooting a troll about to kill Wil . Firefight ensues and Cephelo is mortally wounded . He takes Eretria 's pistol and buys them time to escape . More trolls arrive and finding their dead friend attack the Utopians . Episode ends with Wil , Amberle and Eretria coming out of a forest to look upon the ruins of San Francisco . 9 9 `` Safehold '' Brad Turner Evan Endicott & Josh Stoddard February 23 , 2016 ( 2016 - 02 - 23 ) 0.72 Wil , Amberle , and Eretria arrive at Safehold , which turns out to be the ruins of San Francisco and Oakland ( the name Safehold coming off the highway sign missing some letters ) . Eretria discovers that the tattoo on her back is a magical map to the location of the Bloodfire and leads the group there . They are confronted by the Guardians of the Bloodfire who attempt to turn the group against each other . Ander sends Commander Tilton to make an alliance with the Gnomes against the Demons . The Dagda Mor continues to control Bandon 's mind , forcing him to attack Ander , Catania , and finally Allanon , who subdues him . Elven Councilor Kael Pindanon , thinking Ander too weak to lead , attempts to seize the throne for herself and has Ander imprisoned . Commander Tilton and Slanter return to Arborlon with a Gnome army and free Ander , and the Council accepts Ander as king after he announces the alliance with the Gnomes . Overcoming the Guardians ' mental assaults , Eretria discovers her blood is the key to unlocking the Bloodfire and impales her hand on a magical spike , causing the Bloodfire to ignite . Wil destroys the Guardians with the Elfstones , and Amberle immerses herself in the Bloodfire . When it vanishes , Amberle is nowhere to be seen , and Eretria is unconscious . The last leaf falls from the Ellcrys , and the Elves and Gnomes prepare for war as the Dagda Mor 's Demon army marches on Arborlon . 10 10 `` Ellcrys '' Brad Turner April Blair & Evan Endicott & Josh Stoddard March 1 , 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 01 ) 0.85 Wil revives Eretria with the Elfstones . Within the magic of the Bloodfire , Amberle learns the nature of her quest from the spirit of the Ellcrys before returning to join Wil and Eretria . While leaving Safehold , the group is pursued by Trolls , and Eretria stays behind to give the others time to escape . After returning to Arborlon , Wil and Amberle profess their love for each other . Bandon escapes from prison with Catania 's help . The Demon army attacks Arborlon , and the Elves and Gnomes fight to defend the Ellcrys . In the battle , Ander and Commander Tilton encounter Arion , now resurrected as a Demon . Arion kills Commander Tilton before being killed himself by Ander . Allanon and Slanter rescue Wil and Amberle from a group of Demons and escort them to the Ellcrys . The Dagda Mor blocks their way , and Allanon battles the evil Druid . Amberle tells Wil that she is the seed and must sacrifice herself to become the new Ellcrys . The Dagda Mor knocks Allanon aside and tries to kill Wil and Amberle . Wil holds off the Demon leader with the Elfstones and Allanon beheads him . Amberle successfully becomes the new Ellcrys , and the Forbidding is renewed , banishing the Demons . Allanon admits to a heartbroken Wil that he knew what Amberle had to do from the beginning and reminds him that all magic comes with a price . Wil rides off to Safehold to rescue Eretria . Bandon is briefly seen carrying the Dagda Mor 's evil blade , his eyes turned completely black . Eretria is captured by Trolls and recognizes one of her captors .