The Sword of Truth
In July 2006, Goodkind announced on his official website that he had entered into negotiations with "The Evil Dead" and "Spider-Man" director Sam Raimi and producer Rob Tapert to bring "The Sword of Truth" to life as a TV live-action weekly series. According to the article, Raimi, Tapert and Joshua Donen planned to begin work on the "Wizard's First Rule" live-action weekly series in May 2008. Raimi &amp; Tapert also wanted Goodkind to remain intimately involved with the project. The show was renamed "Legend of the Seeker" because the producers wanted to be able to continue the series beyond the first book, and they felt the title "Wizard's First Rule" was too restrictive. It premiered on November 1, 2008.