Britannia (TV series)

For other uses, see Britannia (disambiguation).

Britannia
Series title over Celtic symbol and eye
Genre
Created by
Written by
Starring
Opening theme
ComposerNeil Davidge
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • United States (series 1, 3)
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes27 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producers
ProducerRick McCallum[1]
Production locations
  • Czech Republic
  • Wales
Running time40–73 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release18 January 2018 (2018-01-18) –
12 October 2021 (2021-10-12)
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Britannia is a British historical fantasy drama[3] television series created by Jez Butterworth and Tom Butterworth.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] The first series aired on Epix beginning 2 August 2020.[7] 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.[8]

  1. ^ a b c Tartaglione, Nancy (3 August 2016). "Sky & Amazon To Rule 'Britannia'; Jez Butterworth Penning Event Period Drama". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Anarchic drama Britannia lands on EPIX (Sky Group)". CompanyNewsHQ. 30 June 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. ^ Grebey, James (17 January 2018). "'Britannia' Looks Likes Like 'Game of Thrones,' But Proudly Dumb". Inverse. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Britannia: Jez Butterworth talks his first major foray into TV, druids and Brexit". Gerard Gilbert. The Independent. 17 January 2018. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  5. ^ Barraclough, Leo (3 August 2016). "Amazon, Sky Team on Jez Butterworth's 'Britannia,' Starring Kelly Reilly". Variety.
  6. ^ Ritman, Alex (3 August 2016). "Sky, Amazon Team on Roman Invasion Drama 'Britannia'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference epix was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Kanter, Jake (28 March 2023). "'Britannia' Canceled By Sky After Season 3's Cliffhanger Finale". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 29 March 2023.