MGM+ has released the first trailer for “The Winter King,” a new ten-episode revisionist series take on Arthurian legends, which premieres August 20th on the service.
The show is an adaptation of author Bernard Cornwell’s “Warlord Chronicles” novels and will star “Agents of SHIELD” alum Iain De Caestecker as Arthur Pendragon.
The story is set in the fifth century, long before Britain was united in a brutal land of warring factions and tribes, where lives were often fleeting. The series follows Arthur Pendragon as he evolves from an outcast to a legendary warrior and leader.
Also onboard are Eddie Marsan as High King Uther, Ellie James as Nimue, Nathaniel Martello-White as Merlin, Stuart Campbell as Derfel, Daniel Ings as Owain, Valene Kane as Morgan, Jordan Alexandra as Guinevere, and Simon Merrells as Gundleus.
There’s also Steven Elder as Bishop Bedwin, Andrew Gower as Sansum, Aneirin Hughes as Gorfydd, Emily John as Ceinwyn, Tatjana Nardone as Ladwyss, Ken Nwosu as Sagramor, and Billy Postlethwaite as Cadwys.
Otto Bathurst, who helmed the Taron Egerton-led “Robin Hood” in 2018, is a director and executive producer on the series alongside Toby Leslie.
Kate Brooke and Ed Whitmore adapted the books and also serve as executive producers along with Julia Gardner Lachlan MacKinnon, Jane Tranter, Sherry Marsh, Shelley Browning, and Kenneth L. Browning.
Cornwall’s “The Saxon Stories” books were adapted to the screen as 2015’s “The Last Kingdom” series for the BBC and later Netflix. That series ended up running for five seasons.
