The Winter King is about within the fifth century, lengthy earlier than Britain was united, in a brutal land of warring factions and tribes, the place lives have been usually fleeting. The collection follows Arthur Pendragon as he evolves from outcast to legendary warrior and chief.
“The Winter King is a cinematic and imaginative reinterpretation of the Arthurian legend,” stated Michael Wright, head of MGM+. “Kate Brooke, Ed Whitmore, and the magnificent forged take viewers on an interesting and entertaining journey by way of this timeless story informed by way of a brand new lens.”
“It’s lengthy been Unhealthy Wolf’s ambition to carry the Arthurian legend to the display screen. It’s a narrative of braveness, sacrifice and keenness that has endured for generations,” stated Julie Gardner, govt producer. “With Bernard Cornwell’s trilogy as our North Star, we’re honored to be on this quest with our great companions at MGM+, ITVX and Sony Footage Tv.”
The collection stars Iain De Caestecker (The Management Room, Brokers of S.H.I.E.L.D.) as Arthur Pendragon, alongside Eddie Marsan (The Thief, His Spouse and the Canoe, Deceit) as Excessive King Uther, Ellie James (Giri/Haji, I Might Destroy You) as Nimue, Nathaniel Martello-White (Small Axe, I Hate Suzie) as Merlin, Stuart Campbell (Rogue Heroes, Clique) as Derfel, Daniel Ings (I Hate Suzie, The Crown) as Owain, Valene Kane (The Fall, Gangs of London) as Morgan, Jordan Alexandra (Mammals) as Guinevere, and Simon Merrells (Good Omens, Knightfall) as Gundleus.
The ensemble forged additionally options Steven Elder (The King, A Spy Amongst Mates) as Bishop Bedwin, Andrew Gower (Outlander, Carnival Row) as Sansum, Aneirin Hughes (Conserving Religion, Dream Horse) as Gorfydd, Emily John (My Policeman) as Ceinwyn, Tatjana Nardone (Devils, State of Consciousness) as Ladwyss, Ken Nwosu (Killing Eve, The Letter for the King) as Sagramor, and Billy Postlethwaite (The Nice, Chernobyl) as Cadwys.
Kate Brooke (Bancroft, A Discovery of Witches) and Ed Whitmore (Silent Witness, Manhunt) tailored Bernard Cornwell’s Warlord Chronicles and act as govt producers. Julie Gardner (Physician Who, I Hate Suzie), Lachlan MacKinnon (Trade, A Discovery of Witches) and Jane Tranter (His Darkish Supplies, Succession) function govt producers with Sherry Marsh (Pose, Vikings). Shelley Browning and Kenneth L. Browning are additionally govt producers, and the drama is produced by Catrin Lewis Defis for Unhealthy Wolf, in affiliation with One Huge Image. Sony Footage Tv is distributing The Winter King worldwide, and the collection will stream on ITVX within the UK later this yr.
About Unhealthy Wolf
Unhealthy Wolf are the multi award-winning producers of three seasons of His Darkish Supplies for BBC/HBO; three seasons of A Discovery of Witches for Sky / AMC; two seasons of Lucy Prebble’s I Hate Suzie for Sky / HBO Max and are in manufacturing on a 3rd season of the acclaimed collection Trade for HBO / BBC, and Physician Who for BBC / Disney+. In 2021, Sony Footage Tv took a majority stake within the firm.
About Sony Footage Tv
Sony Footage Tv (SPT) is likely one of the tv business’s main content material suppliers, producing, distributing, and carrying programming worldwide in each style and for each platform. Along with managing one of many business’s largest libraries of award-winning characteristic movies, tv exhibits and codecs, SPT is dwelling to a thriving international content material enterprise, working a sturdy portfolio of wholly owned and joint-venture manufacturing firms throughout the U.S., Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific, in addition to linear and digital channels around the globe. SPT is a Sony Footage Leisure Firm, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Group Company.
About MGM+
MGM+, an Amazon firm, is a premium linear channel and streaming service delivering a broad lineup of high quality unique collection and docuseries, the newest film releases, and basic movie franchises—all accessible within the U.S. on TV, on-demand, on-line, and throughout units. MGM+ is a vacation spot for unique premium content material, with unique collection together with sci-fi horror collection FROM; Emmy-winning collection Godfather of Harlem; the Western journey Billy the Child; and cinematic dramatic collection A Spy Amongst Mates, Conflict of the Worlds, Rogue Heroes, and Belgravia. The community can be the house of acclaimed docuseries, together with Emmy-nominated Laurel Canyon, Helter Skelter, Sluggish Burn, My Life as a Rolling Stone, NFL Icons, and Murf the Surf. Premium motion pictures are additionally accessible, together with High Gun: Maverick, No Time to Die, Home of Gucci, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Smile and Until.
