The Winter King (TV series)

The Winter King
Genre
Based onThe Warlord Chronicles
by Bernard Cornwell
Developed by
Directed by
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • Jane Tranter
  • Lachlan MacKinnon
  • Julie Gardner
  • Otto Bathurst
  • Toby Leslie
  • Kate Brooke
  • Ed Whitmore
  • Sherry Marsh
  • Shelley Browning
  • Kenneth L. Browning
ProducerCatrin Lewis Defis
Running time50–60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release20 August (2023-08-20) –
5 November 2023 (2023-11-05)
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The Winter King is a British historical fiction television series based on Bernard Cornwell's trilogy of novels The Warlord Chronicles,[1] starring Iain De Caestecker as Arthur Pendragon. The series premiered on MGM+ in the United States on 20 August 2023 and on ITVX in the United Kingdom on 21 December 2023.[2] In September 2024, the series was cancelled after one season.[3]

  1. ^ "'The Winter King,' from Sony's Bad Wolf Productions, to Debut on U.K. Streaming Platform ITVX". Variety. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. ^ "ITV December 2023 monthly highlights". ITV.com. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  3. ^ Swift, Andy (6 September 2024). "'Beacon 23' and 'The Winter King' Not Returning on MGM+". TV Line. Retrieved 6 September 2024.