First look images of Iain De Caestecker as Arthur Pendragon have been released ahead of a new adaptation of the Arthurian legend series coming to ITVX. The Winter King is based on former Somerset schoolboy Bernard Cornwell’s The Warlord Chronicles, and will premiere on the streaming platform later this year.
Set in the fifth century, in a land filled with warring factions and tribes, the series, which was largely filmed in Bristol, follows outcast Pendragon as he becomes warrior leader King Arthur. Scottish actor De Caestecker, known for his role in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., stars as Pendragon while Nathaniel Martello-White will play legendary Arthurian figure Merlin.
Television crews descended upon numerous locations in the Bristol area last year, transforming Blaise Castle into a medieval village before moving onto the Brabazon Hangars, previously used in the production of TV shows such as Sanditon and Alex Rider. Patchway Trading Estate was also used in the production of The Winter King, with the industrial estate crafted into a "fortified encampment" and "mountainous ravine".
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Newly-released images show De Caestecker as Arthur looking weary and beaten alongside Martello-White’s Merlin, dressed in a light-coloured tunic. Another picture sees Arthur don a cloak with a fur-lined hood as he meets his future wife Guinevere, played by Jordan Alexandra.
Eddie Marsan, who featured in the 2008 comedy Happy-Go-Lucky, has been cast as High King Uther and is pictured donning blue robes and long hair. Other cast members include Daniel Ings as Owain, Ellie James as Nimue, Stuart Campbell as Derfel, Valene Kane as Morgan and Simon Merrells as Gundleus.
Produced by Sony Pictures Television-owned Bad Wolf, which has produced three seasons of His Dark Materials, the series was shot in locations across Wales and the West Country. Kate Brooke and Ed Whitmore adapted Cornwell’s The Warlord Chronicles to create the series, with both acting as executive producers on the show.
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