Britannia (2018)

Genre

historical fantasy

Country

United Kingdom

Length

3 seasons, 27 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 227 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In first-century Britain, the Romans invade a land of warring Celtic tribes. The story follows druids, warriors, and a Roman general as they clash over power and supernatural beliefs.

darkmythicslow-burnviolentmysticalatmosphericunsettlingancient

What happens

Britannia is a British historical fantasy drama television series created by Jez Butterworth and Tom Butterworth. The show was the first co-production between Sky UK and Amazon Prime Video and stars Kelly Reilly, David Morrissey, Zoë Wanamaker, Mackenzie Crook, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, and Eleanor Worthington Cox. It first aired on Sky Atlantic in the UK beginning 18 January 2018 and on Amazon Prime Video in the US beginning 26 January 2018. The first series aired on Epix beginning 2 August 2020. Pop songs were used as theme music for the three series to date: Donovan's "Hurdy Gurdy Man" (series 1), his "Season of the Witch" (series 2), and "Children of the Revolution" by T. Rex (series 3). In March 2023, the series was cancelled after three seasons. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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