The trailer for The Winter King reveals a revisionist take on Arthurian legends, which premieres August 20 on MGM+. The ten-episode series, which is an adaptation of the Warlord Chronicles novels by Bernard Cornwell, stars Iain De Caestecker as Arthur Pendragon.
Check out The Winter King trailer below:
What To Know About The Winter King
“The Winter King is set in the fifth century”, according to a logline. “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.”
Along with De Caestecker, who is known for playing Leo Fitz on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Winter King also stars Eddie Marsan as High King Uther, Ellie James as Nimue, Nathaniel Martello-White as Merlin, Stuart Campbell as Derfel, Daniel Ings as Owain, Valene Kane as Morgan, Jordan Alexandra as Guinevere, and Simon Merrells as Gundleus.
Other cast members include Steven Elder as Bishop Bedwin, Andrew Gower as Sansum, Aneirin Hughes as Gorfydd, Emily John as Ceinwyn, Tatjana Nardone as Ladwyss, Ken Nwosu as Sagramor, and Billy Postlethwaite as Cadwys.
Otto Bathurst is a director and executive producer on The Winter King alongside Toby Leslie. Kate Brooke and Ed Whitmore adapted Cornwell’s Warlord Chronicles as executive producers. Julia Gardner Lachlan MacKinnon, Jane Tranter, Sherry Marsh, Shelley Browning, and Kenneth L. Browning serve as executive producers, and Catrin Lewis Defis serves as a producer.
