Editing Xena: Warrior Princess (section)

==''Hercules''–''Xena'' Universe franchise media==
There have been numerous ''Xena'' spin-offs into various media, including films, books, comics and video games.

===Movies===
''[[Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus]]'', a [[direct-to-video]] animated movie, was released in January 1998. The film features the voices of actors from both ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' and ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' – including Lucy Lawless, Kevin Sorbo, Michael Hurst and Renee O'Connor. The plot involves Hercules' mother being kidnapped by Zeus and the release of the [[Titan (mythology)|Titan]]s. Xena and Gabrielle have supporting roles in the movie.

Since the end of the series, rumors have circulated that a feature-length movie was in the works. In 2003, screenwriter [[Katherine Fugate]] was approached for the project, and was quoted saying that she expected the start of production to be three to five years away, which suggested a release sometime between 2006 and 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808501489 |title=Xena: Warrior Princess (2006) |website=Yahoo! Movies |access-date=October 31, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060224215551/http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808501489 |archive-date=February 24, 2006}}</ref> Actress [[Lucy Lawless]] was quoted in several interviews saying she would be interested in participating in a ''Xena'' film as well.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ausxip.com/xena-movie/xenamovie-articles.php |title=The Xena Movie |website=The Xena Movie News & Multimedia Site |access-date=October 31, 2006}}{{unreliable source?|date=February 2012}}</ref>

In April 2009, Robert Tapert stated there was no intention of a live-action ''Xena'' feature film. "It's something that just won't happen....In twenty years or ten years, in some amount of years, like ''MacGyver'', like ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'', it [could] happen like that [with other actresses]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thetorchonline.com/2009/04/21/exclusive-xena-movie-just-wont-happen-says-creator-rob-tapert/ |title=Xena Movie 'Just Won't Happen', Says Creator Rob Tapert |first=Brent |last=Hartinger |website=TheTorchOnline.com |access-date=April 21, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425053104/http://thetorchonline.com/2009/04/21/exclusive-xena-movie-just-wont-happen-says-creator-rob-tapert/ |archive-date=April 25, 2009}}</ref>

Following the continued online popularity of the show, a global campaign to directly bombard [[Universal Pictures]] with requests for a ''Xena'' movie was launched in April 2013. Over a few days, hundreds of thousands of messages were sent showing support for the production of a ''Xena'' film starring the original cast. After receiving acknowledgement from Universal Studios' offices in [[Australia]], [[Finland]], and [[Spain]], campaign efforts were rewarded in May 2013 when [[Lucy Lawless]] stated on her [[Twitter]] account that she had been contacted by a "chap who wants to re-invigorate the #Xena brand", while warning fans that "there's a lot of red tape around #XWP so don't get your knickers in a twist. It may come back in a different form".<ref>{{cite tweet |user=RealLucyLawless |number=337440039661338624 |title=Had an interesting call from a chap who wants to re-invigorate the #Xena brand... |date=May 22, 2013 |access-date=November 1, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=RealLucyLawless |number=337442555950149632 |title=...But there's a lot of red tape... |date=May 22, 2013 |access-date=November 1, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://moviepilot.com/stories/973456-xena-the-warrior-princess-might-be-coming-back-to-slay-your-favorites?stamp=45552 |title=Xena: The Warrior Princess might be coming back to slay your favorites |website=Moviepilot |date=May 23, 2013 |access-date=November 1, 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Since then, Lucy Lawless has appeared on multiple televised interviews showing her support of a potential revival of the ''Xena'' franchise, stating that talks are currently underway to resolve legal issues impeding the progress of a potential ''Xena'' movie project.

===Literature===
Many books have been released as [[tie-in]]s, including ''The Official Guide to the Xenaverse'' by Robert Weisbrot.<ref>{{Cite book |first=Rob |last=Weisbrot |isbn=978-0-38549-136-5 |title=Xena: Warrior Princess Official Guide To the Xenaverse |year=1998 |publisher=Doubleday |via=Amazon.com}}</ref> This includes a detailed episode guide for the first two seasons, a look behind the scenes, the story of the origin of the show, biographies of [[Cast member|cast]] and crew, and trivia about the show. After the sixth and final season, ''Xena Warrior Princess: Complete Illustrated Companion''<ref>{{cite book |title=Xena Warrior Princess: Complete Illustrated Companion |first=K. Stoddard |last=Hayes |year=2003 |publisher=Titan Books |isbn=1-84023-622-1}}</ref> was published.

In 1998, ''XENA: All I Need to Know I Learned From the Warrior Princess'',<ref>{{Cite book |title=XENA: All I Need to Know I Learned From the Warrior Princess |last=Sherman |first=Josepha |author-link=Josepha Sherman |location=New York |publisher=Pocket Books |date=1998 |isbn=0-671-02389-6}}</ref> was published, allegedly written by Gabrielle, Bard of Potidaea and "translated" by [[Josepha Sherman]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whoosh.org/faq/faq27.html |title=Xena Books, Magazines, Software, and Music |website=Whoosh.org}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=February 2012}} In it, Gabrielle writes enthusiastically about many of the lessons that she learned. For example, in a chapter entitled "Anything can be a weapon- Anything!", she instructs the reader on fighting with unconventional weapons; in another, "Nobody Likes a Winer", she bemoans the perils of alcohol.

There have been a number of [[novelization]]s by authors such as [[Martin H. Greenberg]], and fiction such as ''The Empty Throne'', ''The Huntress and The Sphinx'', ''The Thief of Hermes'',  and ''Prophecy of Darkness.'' The series has also figured in many doctoral theses, including a thesis by French/American scholar, Dr. Anne Sweet, ''Girl Power Interrogated in Xena Warrior Princess and [[Charmed]], Social and Economic Issues at Play in the Politics of Gender''.<ref>{{Cite thesis|url=http://www.theses.fr/2014PA030159|title=Girl Power Interrogated in Xena Warrior Princess and Charmed, Social and Economic Issues at Play in the Politics of Gender|last=Sweet|first=Anne|website=theses.fr|date=December 10, 2014|type=These de doctorat}}</ref>

===Comics===
There have been a number of [[Xena: Warrior Princess (comics)|comic adaptations]]. The earliest ones were released by [[Topps Comics]] and [[Dark Horse Comics]] (written by [[Ian Edginton]] and [[John Wagner]]). More recently the license has moved to [[Dynamite Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com/htmlfiles/c-Xena.html |title=More Xena... |website=Dynamite Entertainment.com |date=2009 |access-date=November 1, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090516231600/http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com/htmlfiles/c-Xena.html |archive-date=May 16, 2009 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

===Role-playing game===
[[West End Games]] published the ''[[Hercules & Xena Roleplaying Game]]'' in 1998.

===Collectible card game===
[[Wizards of the Coast]] published the [[Xena: Warrior Princess (card game)|''Xena: Warrior Princess'' collectible card game]] in May 1998.

===Video games===
* [[Simutronics|Simutronics Corporation]] created an [[MMORPG]] under license called ''Hercules & Xena: Alliance of Heroes'', based on both ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' and ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys''. In subsequent years—after the two series left first run—Simutronics relinquished the license, removed trademarked material and rebranded the game as ''Alliance of Heroes.'' With a dwindling player base, the game was closed down on November 2, 2015.
* [[Electronic Arts]] published [[Xena: Warrior Princess (video game)|''Xena: Warrior Princess'']] video game for the [[PlayStation (console)|PS1]] in 1999. Played from a third-person perspective, the game play involves slashing, jumping, and kicking through a variety of primitive 3D environments. Xena can also find and use power-ups and her trademark chakram. Once thrown, the chakram becomes a first-person weapon to guide toward enemies.
* [[Saffire (company)|Saffire]] published ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess: The Talisman of Fate]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]] console in 1999.
* ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' for the [[Game Boy Color]] was developed and released by [[Titus Software]] in 2000.
* ''Xena: Warrior Princess: Death in Chains'', a multi-path video game for the [[IBM PC compatible|PC]] adapted from and expanding upon the television episode of the same name, although none of the original actors provide their voices.
* ''Xena: Warrior Princess: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun'', another multi-path video game for the PC, again adapted from and expanding upon the television episode of the same name, again without the original voice actors.
* ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' for the [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] only released in Europe.
* On May 16, 2024, [[Zen Studios]] released a digital pinball table inspired by the series as part of the Universal Pinball: TV Classics downloadable content for ''[[Pinball FX (2023 video game)|Pinball FX]]''.  The other 2 tables in the pack were based on other well-known nostalgic hit NBCUniversal TV shows, [[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|''Knight Rider'']] and ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-04 |title=The Universal Pinball: TV Classics pack is coming to Pinball FX! |url=https://zenstudios.com/news/the-universal-pinball-tv-classics-pack-is-coming-to-pinball-fx/ |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=Zen Studios Ltd. |language=en-US}}</ref>

===VHS releases===
[[Universal Pictures|Universal]] released seasons 1–6 on VHS in 1999–2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Xena-Warrior-Princess-Season-Video/dp/B000063J6H/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1409162173&sr=8-5&keywords=xena+vhs |title=Xena Warrior Princess - Season One Video Set [VHS]|website=Amazon.com |date=January 6, 1999|access-date=September 29, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Xena-Warrior-Princess-Season-Video/dp/B000063J8P/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1409162173&sr=8-4&keywords=xena+vhs |title=Xena Warrior Princess - Season Two Video Set [VHS] |website=Amazon.com |date=January 8, 1999 |access-date=September 29, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Xena-Warrior-Princess-Season-Three/dp/B000063J8Q/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1409162173&sr=8-7&keywords=xena+vhs |title=Xena Warrior Princess - Season Three Video Set [VHS] |website=Amazon.com |date=January 10, 1999 |access-date=September 29, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Xena-Warrior-Princess-Season-Video/dp/B000063J8R/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1409162173&sr=8-9&keywords=xena+vhs |title=Xena Warrior Princess - Season Four Video Set [VHS] |website=Amazon.com |date=January 6, 2000 |access-date=September 29, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Xena-Warrior-Princess-Season-Video/dp/B000063J8S/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1409162173&sr=8-11&keywords=xena+vhs |title=Xena Warrior Princess - Season Five Video Set [VHS] |website=Amazon.com |date=January 8, 2000 |access-date=September 29, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Xena-Warrior-Princess-Season-Video/dp/B000063J8T/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1409162173&sr=8-3&keywords=xena+vhs |title=Xena Warrior Princess - Season Six Video Set [VHS] |website=Amazon.com |date=January 4, 2001 |access-date=September 29, 2014}}</ref>

===DVD releases===
[[Anchor Bay Entertainment]] released all 6 seasons of ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' on DVD in Region 1 between 2003 and 2005, with a wide range of extras. As of 2010, these releases have been discontinued.

On January 12, 2010, [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment|Universal Studios Home Entertainment]] announced plans to re-release ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' on DVD. They have subsequently re-released all six seasons. A complete series set was released on May 17, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Xena-Warrior-Princess-Season-6-and-Complete-Series/22024 |title=Xena: Warrior Princess DVD news: Announcement for Season 6 and for The Complete Series |website=TVShowsOnDVD.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225073021/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Xena-Warrior-Princess-Season-6-and-Complete-Series/22024 |archive-date=February 25, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In Region 2 & 4, [[Universal Pictures]] released the entire series on DVD. In addition, a complete series collection was released on DVD in Region 2 on October 8, 2007.

Region 4 DVD:

* Season 1: Part 1 and Season 1: Part 2 on 4 February 2002 (Slipbox with 3 Amaray Cases)
* Season 2: Part 1 and Season 2: Part 2 on 3 October 2002 (Slipbox with 3 Amaray Cases)
* Season 3 on 27 June 2003 (Slipbox with 25mm Amaray Case)
* Season 4, Season 5 and Season 6 on 27 July 2004 (Slipbox with 25mm Amaray Case)
* On 10 October 2005, each season were reissued into Parts 1 & 2 in standard DVD cases
* Seasons 1-6 (Limited Edition Collector's Bag on 14 November 2006.
* The Ultimate Collection on 11 October 2018