NEW 'TROY: FALL OF A CITY'
PHOTOS FROM BBC EPIC SAGA
Treats from
BBC this Friday ahead of the festive weekend! Today, you can enjoy some new photos from their upcoming historical series
TROY: FALL OF A CITY which will air sometime early next year and we are still waiting for a trailer.
TROY: FALL OF A CITY
an epic tale of mortals and gods, has a
psychologically rich and sweeping narrative which goes back to the
story’s origins: to the judgement of Paris, his scandalous love affair
with Helen, and the ill-starred prophecy surrounding
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| David Threlfall is King Priam of Troy |
his birth.
Told from the perspective of the Trojan royal family at the heart of the
siege,
TROY: FALL OF A CITY is a rich story of love, intrigue, betrayal
and belonging. Combining thrilling adventure with heart-breaking
intimacy, it
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| Tom Weston Jones is the heroic and tragic prince Hector of Troy |
conveys the big themes of human existence and identity; of
people battling to retain their sense of humanity and compassion amid
the devastation and destruction of war.
THE CAST OF THE 8 PART DRAMA
The eight part saga, which will also air on Netflix after the run in UK, will see
Louis Hunter and
Bella Dayne as Paris and Helen, the two lovers whose
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| Louis Hunter and Bella Dayne are two epic brats Paris and Helen |
passionate affair plunges Greece and Troy into war, threatening to bring both empires to their knees.
David Threlfall plays Paris’ father, King Priam of Troy, alongside
Frances O’Connor as Hecuba, Queen of Troy, and
Tom
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| Robin Hood's Jonas Armstrong is King of Sparta Menelaos |
Weston-Jones as their eldest son brave Hector.
They are joined by a cast including
Joseph Mawle as Odysseus,
Chloe Pirrie as Hector's wife Andromache,
Johnny Harris as Agamemnon,
David Gyasi as Achilles, and
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| For some reason BBC thinks Achilles was black, played by David Gyasi |
Jonas Armstrong as Menelaos, the King of Sparta whose marriage to Helen is destroyed when Paris arrives in his city.
Further casting includes
Alfred
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| As far as the spy's heard the series is still under production in South Africa |
Enoch as the Trojan general Aeneas,
David Avery as Xanthius, and
Aimee-Ffion Edwards as Priam and Hecuba’s daughter, Cassandra.
I don't care if they use colourblind casting and make Achilles black -- but I'll be pissed right off if they straightwash the character instead of portraying him as the gay lover of Patroclus.
ReplyDeletehe he he.... Gyasi already played a gay man in wonderful MAN IN THE ORANGE SHIRT mini series earlier this Autumn at BBC, it was one of the most beautiful series this year if not ever, hope you did not miss it, it is wonderfully gay
DeleteWell, this does put Netflix back in my good graces. We will be looking forward to it in the new year.
ReplyDeleteI just hope it's not a trashy, silly cheap affair like BBC's Atlantis was a few years back or their Musketeers. They do costume drama well, but their epic dramas leave a lot to be desired
DeleteWe’ll judge more when a trailer is finally released. I didn’t see Atlantis so I won’t judge on that, but if it does look trashy based on upcoming clips, we will skip it.
DeleteI always do first two or three eps and then ditch it if it's bad. Maybe it will have good timing when nothing else is on.
DeleteSame here. If it hasn't caught on by episode 3, we bail on it also. Or, if it gets such terrible reviews, we won't even attempt it. Like I was really looking forward to Emerald City, but the reviews made it sound so bad, we completely deleted it off Tivo without even watching a single episode.
DeleteEmerald was one of the greatest disappointments of the year, I will never like Tarsem the same way again.
DeleteSeems to be epic, impressive atmosphere on the pictures...
ReplyDeleteHope they release some kind of trailer soon, but I'm not raising my hopes up, it's BBC after all :)
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