Highlander is a film and television franchise that began with a 1986
fantasy movie starring
Christopher Lambert, who played
Connor MacLeod, the Highlander. Born in
Glenfinnan, in the
Scottish Highlands in the 16th century, MacLeod is one of a number of
Immortals. There have been five
Highlander movies, two television series, an animated series, an animated movie, an animated flash-movie series, ten original novels, nineteen comic book issues, and various licensed merchandise.