Britannia is a British historical period drama, with disputed origins. The series stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Kelly Reilly, David Morrissey, Zoë Wanamaker, Liana Cornell and Stanley Weber. The first series was the first co-production between Sky and Amazon Prime Video.[1]
In March 2018, it was announced that Sky Atlantic had renewed the show for a second series. Amazon was not involved in production and did not stream the second season.
The show was renewed for a third series in January 2020[2]. In June 2020, U.S. premium network Epix announced it would partner with Sky to produce the third series. It would also air the first series beginning August 2, 2020, and the second series beginning October 4, 2020[3]. Filming of the third series was shut down in March 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic [4], and resumed in September 2020 [5][6].
All episodes of season 1 and 2 are available on demand in the UK now.[7]
Synopsis[]
Set in AD 43, the series follows ancient Rome's conquest of the Celts in the British Isles — "a mysterious land ruled by wild warrior women and powerful druids who can channel the powerful forces of the underworld." Celtic rivals Kerra and Antedia must work together to fight off the Roman invasion led by Aulus Plautius.[8]
Cast[]
| Actor/Actress | Character | Series | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| David Morrissey | Aulus Plautius | Main | ||
| Kelly Reilly | Kerra | Main | ||
| Nikolaj Lie Kaas | Divis | Main | ||
| Liana Cornell | Ania | Main | ||
| Gershwyn Eustache Jnr. | Vitus | Main | ||
| Mackenzie Crook | Veran | Main | ||
| Barry Ward | Sawyer | Main | Guest | |
| Stanley Weber | Lindon | Main | ||
| Joe Armstrong | Gildas | Main | ||
| Fortunato Cerlino | Vespasian | Main | ||
| Callie Cooke | Islene | Main | Guest | |
| Aaron Pierre | Antonius | Main | ||
| Eleanor Worthington Cox | Cait | Main | ||
| Zoë Wanamaker | Queen Antedia | Main | Guest | Main |
| Ian McDiarmid | King Pellanor | Main | ||
| Julian Rhind-Tutt | Phelan | Main | ||
| Hugo Speer | Lucius | Main | ||
| Daniel Caltagirone | Brutus | Main | Guest | |
| Zaqi Ismail | Philo | Main | Guest | |
| Annabel Scholey | Amena | Main | ||
| Peter Hosking | Elder 2 | Recurring | ||
| Gerard Monaco | Roman Deserter 2 | Guest | ||
| Gary Oliver | Jhehutamisu | Guest | ||
| Tolga Safer | Aziz | Guest | ||
| René Zagger | Decimus | Guest | ||
Episodes[]
| # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | January 18, 2018 |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | January 18, 2018 |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | January 18, 2018 |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | January 18, 2018 |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | January 18, 2018 |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | January 18, 2018 |
| 7 | "Episode 7" | January 18, 2018 |
| 8 | "Episode 8" | January 18, 2018 |
| 9 | "Episode 9" | January 18, 2018 |
Production[]
The series was produced by Rick McCallum and shot on location in Prague and Wales.
References[]
- ↑ Amazon, Sky Team on Jez Butterworth's 'Britannia,' Starring Kelly Reilly
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2020/01/britannia-renewed-season-three-1202829226/#respond
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2020/06/epix-britannia-1202972722/
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2020/03/britannia-sky-drama-shuts-down-coronavirus-1202885534/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Britannia_TV/status/1300793225851043840
- ↑ https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6634445
- ↑ Britannia
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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