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Jamestown (2017)

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Genre
historical drama
Country
United Kingdom
Length
3 seasons, 24 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 79 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

English settlers land in Virginia in the early 1600s. A group of women arrive to marry the men already there. The story follows three of these women as they try to build new lives in a harsh and dangerous colony.

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What happens

Jamestown is a British drama television series, written by Bill Gallagher and produced by Carnival Films, an NBC Universal International Television Production company, the makers of Downton Abbey. Set in 1619–1622, Jamestown follows the first English settlers as they establish a community in the New World. Among those landing onshore are a group of women destined to be married to the men of Jamestown, including three spirited women. The series premiered on Sky One in the United Kingdom in May 2017. Sky ordered a second series of Jamestown in May 2017, before the premiere of the first series. Series 2 aired from February 2018. The renewal of Jamestown for a third and final season was announced by Sky One on 23 March 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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