Gunpowder (TV series)

Gunpowder
Series title over smoke
GenrePeriod drama
Thriller
Developed by
Written by
Directed byJ Blakeson
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producers
  • Kit Harington
  • Ollie Madden
  • Daniel West
  • Stephen Wright
ProducerLaurie Borg
CinematographyPhilipp Blaubach
Running time60 minutes
Production companyKudos
Original release
Network
Release21 October (2017-10-21) –
4 November 2017 (2017-11-04)
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Gunpowder is a British historical drama television miniseries produced by Kudos and Kit Harington's Thriker Films for BBC One. The three-part drama series premiered on BBC One in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2017 and on HBO in the United States on 18 December 2017.[1]

The series was developed by Ronan Bennett, Kit Harington, and Daniel West and is based on the Gunpowder Plot in London in 1605. It stars Harington, who is a direct descendant of his character Robert Catesby.[2] J Blakeson directed the series.[3]

  1. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (19 February 2017). "'Gunpowder': Kit Harington, Mark Gatiss, Liv Tyler & Peter Mullan Light Up BBC Drama". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. ^ Hawkes, Rebecca (22 October 2017). "Gunpowder fact vs fiction: how accurate is the BBC series?". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. ^ Walford, Jessica (19 February 2017). "Kit Harington and Liv Tyler will star in new BBC drama Gunpowder and it sounds amazing". Metro. Retrieved 10 April 2017.