“The Winter King” First Look Pics from ITVX

“The Winter King” First Look Pics from ITVX.

ITVX has released several images from their upcoming adaptation of Bernard Cornwell’s Warlord Chronicles series, The Winter King, a bold and revisionist take on well-loved Arthurian legends.

The Winter King, which was commissioned for ITVX by Polly Hill, ITV’s Head of Drama, and is produced by Bad Wolf, a Sony Pictures Television company, was shot in Wales and the West Country, and will premiere on ITVX later this year. Directing and producing duties are handled by Otto Bathurst (Peaky Blinders, His Dark Materials) and Toby Leslie also produces.

The events of The Winter King take place in an un-unified Britain of the fifth century, when life was brutal and short due to constant tribal warfare. Watch as social outcast Arthur Pendragon becomes a fearless leader and legendary warrior in this epic fantasy series.

Jordan Alexandra as Guinevere
Emily John as Ceinwyn
Iain De Caestecker as Arthur Pendragon

Who is starring in The Winter King

The series stars Iain De Caestecker (The Control Room, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) as Arthur Pendragon, alongside Eddie Marsan (The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, Deceit) as High King Uther, Ellie James (Giri/Haji, I May Destroy You) as Nimue, Nathaniel Martello-White (Small Axe, I Hate Suzie) as Merlin, Stuart Campbell (Rogue Heroes, Clique) as Derfel, Daniel Ings (I Hate Suzie, The Crown) as Owain, Valene Kane (The Fall, Gangs of London) as Morgan, Jordan Alexandra (Mammals) as Guinevere and Simon Merrells (Good Omens, Knightfall) as Gundleus.

Stuart Campbell as Derfel
Ellie James as Nimue

The ensemble cast also features Steven Elder (The King, A Spy Among Friends) as Bishop Bedwin, Andrew Gower (Outlander, Carnival Row) as Sansum, Aneirin Hughes (Keeping Faith, Dream Horse) as Gorfydd, Emily John (My Policeman) as Ceinwyn, Tatjana Nardone (Devils, State of Consciousness) as Ladwyss, Ken Nwosu (Killing Eve, The Letter for the King) as Sagramor, and Billy Postlethwaite (The Great, Chernobyl) as Cadwys.

Iain De Caestecker as Arthur Pendragon
Eddie Marsan as High King Uther

Who is making the series

Kate Brooke (Bancroft, A Discovery of Witches) and Ed Whitmore (Silent Witness, Manhunt) adapted Bernard Cornwell’s Warlord Chronicles and also act as executive producers. Julie Gardner (Doctor Who, I Hate Suzie), Lachlan MacKinnon (Industry, A Discovery of Witches) and Jane Tranter (His Dark Materials, Succession) serve as executive producers with Sherry Marsh (Pose, Vikings).

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.

The featured image shows Iain De Caestecker as Arthur Pendragon and Nathaniel Martello-White as Merlin.