Blu-ray, DVD Release: Banshee Season 1

Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: July 30, 2013
Price: DVD $39.98, Blu-ray $49.99
Studio: Warner Home Video


BansheeSix Feet Under creator Alan Ball produces the Cinemax TV show Banshee, which was created by first-timers David Schickler and Jonathan Tropper.

The crime series stars Anthony Starr (TV’s Lowdown) as Lucas Hood, an ex-con and master thief who assumes the identity of the murdered sheriff of Banshee, a rural, Amish-area town.

He’s also looking for Carrie Hopewell (Ivana Milicevic, What’s Your Number?), who he last saw 15 years ago when he gave himself up to police after a jewelry heist to save her. Living under an assumed name now, Carrie is married to the local DA with two children, and desperately trying to keep her past a secret.

Complicating matters is Banshee’s corruption, with an Amish overlord (Ulrich Thomsen, The Thing), who’s building an empire of drugs and gambling.

The series got mixed reviews, called “ultraviolent, over-the-top and wickedly fun” by Entertainment Weekly‘s Rob Brunner, but “a mangy mutt of a TV show” by TV Guide‘s Matt Roush.

The Banshee: The Complete First Season DVD and Blu-ray sets come with these special features:

  • “NYC Bus Crash”
  • “Inside the Title Sequence”
  • “Town of Secrets”
  • “Banshee Origins”
  • “Zooming In: Episodes 7 & 8”
  • Season 2 teaser trailer
  • deleted scenes
  • six audio commentaries with cast and crew
  • Banshee Prequel Comic Book.

The Blu-ray adds digital copy and instant streaming through UltraViolet, redeemable through Aug. 7, 2016.

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About S. Clark

Sam Clark is the former Managing Editor/Online Editor of Video Business magazine. With 19 years experience in journalism, 12 in the home entertainment industry, Sam has been hooked on movies on since she saw E.T. then stared into the sky waiting to meet her own friendly alien. Thanks to her husband’s shared love of movies, Sam reviews Blu-ray discs in a true home theater, with a 118-inch screen, projector and cushy recliners with cup holders.