In need of a novel way to introduce King Arthur to a new audience, ITV’s gritty new retelling of the legend takes a surprising approach – keeping their hero off screen for as long as possible.
The Winter King, on TV from December 21, offers a pick ‘n mix of various adaptations – giving room for magic, battles, love triangles, and family feuds. But, stylistically, this is a drama with licence to shock and is the closest Camelot has come to Game of Thrones. The BBC’s Merlin, this is not.
