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Based on Bernard Cornwell’s Warlord Chronicles series, The Winter King is a bold and revisionist take on well-loved Arthurian legends.The series 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 outcast to legendary warrior and leader.
Otto Bathurst serves as lead director and executive producer, alongside Toby Leslie. Kate Brooke and Ed Whitmore adapted Bernard Cornwell’s Warlord Chronicles and act as executive producers. Julie Gardner, Lachlan MacKinnon and Jane Tranter serve as executive producers with Sherry Marsh. Shelley Browning and Kenneth L. Browning are also executive producers, and the drama is produced by Catrin Lewis Defis for Bad Wolf, in association with One Big Picture. Sony Pictures Television is distributing The Winter King worldwide, and the series will stream on ITVX in the UK later this year.