As of July 2026, Xena: Warrior Princess Season 1 aired in 1995 with 24 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.

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Xena: Warrior Princess Season 1

1995 24 Episodes Drama · Action & Adventure ⭐ 8/10

Xena: Warrior Princess Season 1 is currently streaming on major platforms, and it earns its premise rather than just borrowing genre trappings. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. An 8/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Lucy Lawless anchors it with a performance that grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

There is a reason Xena: Warrior Princess Season 1 keeps coming up in conversation. What makes Xena: Warrior Princess Season 1 work is that the ideas never crowd out the people having them. Season 1 of Xena: Warrior Princess includes 24 episodes. It aired from September 1995 to July 1996. This season stars Lucy Lawless and Renée O'Connor. Lucy Lawless and Renée O'Connor lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1995. What separates Xena: Warrior Princess Season 1 from lesser genre entertainment is a willingness to let the concept cost the characters something. The hit rate here is high enough that skipping ahead never feels like an option.

Sci-fi fans who want ideas alongside the spectacle will find Xena: Warrior Princess Season 1 genuinely rewarding. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Lucy Lawless's performance is the anchor the more ambitious moments need. The world-building pays off in ways you will not anticipate on a first watch.

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🎬 Xena: Warrior Princess Season 1 — Episode Guide

Sins of the Past

Xena battles an evil warlord, a vengeful Cyclops and harsh weather during her journey home to Amphipolis, where she's joined by a young woman named Gabrielle, who's a resourceful young protege.

Chariots of War

Xena defends a town against a band of thugs led by a father and son duo, and when she is wounded, Gabrielle is left worrying for the warrior princess.

When Gabrielle is kidnapped by a mystic, Xena enters an altered state of consciousness and must face ghosts from her past in order to rescue her friend.

Xena employs stealthy maneuvers to protect an infant who an oracle claims will one day usurp the King's throne. Meanwhile, Xena must also make sure that Pandora, the granddaughter of the legendary original, is able to reset the lock on her precious box.

The Path Not Taken

In order to stop a war Xena must save a princess that has been taken from her home. The kidnapping could lead to a war. Xena realizes that a weapons dealer is the one that has caused everything. When she tracks the dealer, she meets her old love Marcus, but she is not sure how she feels about him.

Xena is mistaken for the killer who attacked and murdered a group of townspeople and is put on trial, causing Ares, the god of war, to be delighted at the success of his plan.

Gabrielle fools around with an ancient scroll and releases three Titans from centuries of captivity. Once again, Xena must save a village from destruction. Gabrielle also finds time for love.

When the gods capture Prometheus, mankind begins to lose the gifts he gave them: fire and the ability to heal themselves. It's up to Xena, Gabrielle, Hercules and Iolaus to try to free Prometheus from his chains but whoever is the one who frees him, may end up dead.

Death in Chains

Xena must free Hade's sister, Celesta, Death Herself, from King Sisyphus who wants to cheat death by holding her hostage, thus prolonging his life.

Hooves & Harlots

When Xena and Gabrielle encounter the Amazons, Gabrielle tries to save an Amazon and unwittingly finds herself an Amazon princess.

Xena infiltrates a band of rebels led by the Black Wolf and helps them defend themselves against Xerxes the warlord.

Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts

Helen of Troy summons Xena and asks her to help end the war between the Greeks and the Trojans, that began over her.

Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards

Gabrielle wants to enter the Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards, but finds that it is not quite what she thought it would be. She helps another aspiring bard discover his true storytelling talent.

A Fistful of Dinars

Xena searches for Ambrosia, a substance capable of turning someone into a god. She hopes to find it before someone who is unworthy to be a god does.

Warrior... Princess

The daughter of King Lias, Diana, is the target of assassins. Fortunately, Xena looks almost exactly like her. So, Xena goes undercover to force the assassins out of hiding and capture them.

When her dead love Marcus, asks Xena to help save good souls, she travels to the underworld to set things right.

The Royal Couple of Thieves

Xena enlists the help of Autolycus, the King of Thieves, in order to steal a treasure chest from a warlord and return it to its rightful owners - unless Autolycus has something to say about that.

After freezing in the face of danger, a confused Gabrielle returns home to Potidaea, where she receives a not-so-warm welcome from the people, who have hired a so-called warrior to save them from a warlord.

A young boy is hunted by his father and brother. They want to sacrifice him to their god, because their "faith" demands it. It's up to Xena and a drugged Gabrielle to save him.

As the god of war, Ares, schemes to make Xena lead his army, the warrior princess meets a man claiming to be her long-lost father.

🎭 Cast of Xena: Warrior Princess Season 1

Lucy Lawless

Renée O'Connor

Renée O'Connor

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