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The Winter King
Season 1 Premiere: Aug 20, 2023
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Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Although not to be confused with actual medieval history, The Winter King proves that you don’t need myth or magic to spin a mesmerizing epic, as fantasy benefits from a healthy dose of reality.
To describe it as a pre-Christmas treat would be a stretch. But for those who like their medieval adventuring on the dark side, The Winter King is broody, moody and magnificent.
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With its deep bench of European thespians, this is an actor-forward series, with equal emphasis on verbal sparring and gory battles. If you love the Arthurian legend, this is a top-notch alternative take on the familiar story with some smart and welcome changes.
It plays so fast and loose with it that devoted fans of the original Warlord Chronicles should probably just go and have a lovely re-read of the whole lot instead of tuning in. But for non-purists – settle in, sit back and enjoy 10 hours of bloody warfare, heavy robes, pagan rites, lupine spirits, horrible baddies and worse hair
Once the table-setting is out of the way, though, The Winter King is able to slow down enough to find its own groove. .... Yet there’s never enough tension over whether Arthur’s efforts will prove successful.
A bit like modern Britain – though unlike that other Dark Ages epic shot in Northern Ireland – the Winter King feels deflated and underfunded.
Athur is a dutiful wet blanket with a mighty sword. [4 - 24 Sep 2023, p.8]
Production Company:
- Bad Wolf
- One Big Picture
Initial Release Date: Aug 20, 2023
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA