Craig Horner and Bridget Regan have been tapped to star in Sam Raimi's syndicated TV series Wizard's First Rule, which launches in the fall, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The scripted series, an hour-long weekly fantasy drama from Disney-ABC Domestic Television and ABC Studios, is based on Terry Goodkind's book Wizard's First Rule and his epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth.

Horner will star as woodsman Richard Cypher, who transforms into a magical leader and joins with a mysterious woman named Kahlan (Regan) to stop a bloodthirsty, sinister tyrant.

Wizard's has been cleared in 95 percent of the country for its fall launch. Production on the 22 episodes begins this month in New Zealand.

Raimi is executive producing with Robert Tapert, Joshua Donen, Ned Nalle and John Shiban.