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#188
Seen It:
Yes
Australia / English
When Kathy decides to explore an unusual boat she discovers next to a lake, she is accidentally pulled from her home in Australia into a parallel universe. The new world she finds herself in is populated by ethnic Chinese, who possess advanced technology, including a talking computer called "Oracle" that runs the empire.Kathy spends most of her time trying to evade dangerous people, return to her own world, and reunite with her family. She is further antagonized by Ashka, a cunning and manipulative woman who has escaped from prison on her own world (for her crimes in the first series) and who seeks to gain advantage for herself.
The series also depicts a journey Sun takes to Kathy's world, where he is no longer protected by his empire, and people do not respect his authority.
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Notes
Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord (1997) is a teen, preteen and children's television series, and a sequel to Spellbinder. Both series deal with children travelling between parallel universes, although the only common characters between the two series are Ashka (Heather Mitchell), and her sidekick Gryvon (Rafal Zwierz).Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord was filmed on location in Australia ("Kathy's world" and one other parallel world similar to hers), China ("Sun's world") and Poland ("Ashka's world", as well as two other parallel universes). The show was a joint production between studios in the three countries, although the script and concept came from Australia, and the spoken language is English.
The shows are fast-paced and there are usually new challenges for the characters in each episode, which are solved through cleverness and wits. As with most children's shows, most of the adventure is had by children (Kathy is in her middle-teens), although Ashka, Kathy's parents, and the scientist Mek are adults.