| Troy: Fall of a City | |
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| Genre | Drama Historical fiction Fantasy |
| Created by | David Farr |
| Screenplay by | David Farr Nancy Harris Mika Watkins Joe Barton |
| Directed by | Owen Harris Mark Brozel |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Robin Coudert |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Derek Wax David Farr |
| Producer | Barney Reisz |
| Production location | South Africa |
| Running time | 56 minutes |
| Production companies | Kudos Wild Mercury Netflix |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One (UK) Netflix (international) |
| Release | 17 February – 7 April 2018 |
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Troy: Fall of a City is a British-American historical drama television miniseries based on the Trojan War and the love affair between Paris and Helen. The show tells the story of the 10-year siege of Troy, set in the 13th century BC. It is not an adaptation of Homer's Iliad or Odyssey but rather an original take on the Greek myths, and covers some ground only alluded to in those works.[1][2] The series was commissioned by BBC One and is a co-production between BBC One and Netflix, with BBC One airing the show on 17 February 2018 in the United Kingdom, and Netflix streaming the show internationally outside the UK.[3][4]
- ^ Hughes, Sarah (27 January 2018). "Enter the wooden horse. But this time the Trojans tell their side of fall of Troy". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
Our story draws not only on Homer and the Greek dramatists but also on Shakespeare and Chaucer and other retellings. We have also invented bits, and I'm entirely comfortable with that – these are living stories and every retelling adds another layer to the myth
- ^ Tallarita, Andrea (28 June 2018). "'Troy: Fall of a City' Was Overlooked for the Wrong Reasons". popmatters. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
…the plot of Troy: Fall of a City is based mostly on Homer's Iliad. But while the Classical epic kicks off in medias res, literally in the middle of an argument nine years into the topical Greek war, this eight-episode series begins much earlier in the timeline, looking at the lives of the characters (particularly of the Trojans) before the war and drawing on extra-Homeric tales in the process.
- ^ "Netflix Boards BBC Drama 'Troy' From 'Night Manager' Writer". Hollywood Reporter. 1 March 2017. Archived from the original on 23 January 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Netflix Invests Nearly $2 Billion in European Productions, Promises More". Variety. 1 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.