The Winter King (2023)

Directed by

Otto Bathurst, Farren Blackburn

Genre

historical drama

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 10 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 41 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This series is a retelling of Arthurian legends set in post-Roman Dark Age Britain. It follows the warlord Arthur Pendragon after he is banished while Saxon forces invade and a child king sits on the throne.

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What happens

The Winter King is a British historical fiction television series based on the novel of the same name by Bernard Cornwell, the first entry in The Warlord Chronicles trilogy. The series acts as a retelling of the Arthurian legends and takes place in Post-Roman Dark Age Britain, where the warlord Arthur Pendragon has been banished while Saxons invade, and a child-king sits unprotected on the throne. Starring Iain De Caestecker as Arthur, the series premiered on MGM+ in the United States on 20 August 2023 and on ITVX in the United Kingdom on 21 December 2023. In September 2024, it was cancelled after one season of 10 episodes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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