The BBC have released the first batch of images for its historical drama King & Conqueror, starring James Norton (Happy Valley) and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones) as two men who unknowingly shape the future of Britain.
King & Conqueror chronicles a clash that defined the future of Britain for a thousand years, with Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy the two men destined to meet at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Though they are allies with no design on the British throne, they find themselves forced by circumstance and personal obsession into a war for possession of the crown.
Norton will play Harold, Earl of Wessex and Coster-Waldau as William, Duke of Normandy. Starring alongside them is Emily Beecham (Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant) as Edith Swanneck and Clémence Poésy (Harry Potter) as Matilda.
Also starring in the series are Eddie Marsan as King Edward, Juliet Stevenson as Lady Emma, Jean-Marc Barr as King Henry, Luther Ford as Tostig, Geoff Bell as Godwin, Elliott Cowan as Sweyn, Bo Bragason as Queen Gunhild, Bjarne Henriksen as Earl Siward, Oliver Masucci as Baldwin, Clare Holman as Gytha, Elander Moore as Morcar, Indy Lewis as Margaret, Jason Forbes as Thane Thomas, Ingvar Sigurdsson as Fitzosbern, Ines Asserson as Judith, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson as Hardrada and Léo Legrand as Odo.
King & Conqueror is created by Michael Robert Johnson, who also serves as writer with Baltasar Kormákur directing the pilot episode. Both are executive producing with Norton and Coster-Waldau.
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