It was not that long ago when nations, tribes, and civilizations clashed and killed to protect their way of life. And Roman empire was one of the most brutal and able and brought vast lands under its rule. Britannia TV series on Sky Atlantic takes us back to 43AD as Romans finally resolve to bring the land of Druids and Celts under their command and march toward Britannia.
Britannia TV Series Cast
Produced by Vertigo Films in association with Neal Street Productions, Britannia was created by Jez Butterworth (Spectre), Tom Butterworth (Tin Star) and James Richardson (Monsters).
Britannia will launch on Sky Atlantic and NOW TV, with all episodes available in Ultra HD from Thursday 18 January.
Britannia (2018)
Developed By: Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth, James Richardson
Cast: David Morrissey, Kelly Reilly, Mackenzie Crook, Zoë Wanamaker, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Ian McDiarmid, Julian Rhind-Tutt
Network: Sky, NowTV, Amazon
Air Date: 18 January 2018
Britannia TV Series Plot
43AD. At the far edges of the Roman Empire lies a land of powerful Druids and warrior queens. A country Julius Caesar had tried and failed to conquer a hundred years ago. A place which lies tantalisingly close to the Roman Empire’s grasp and has almost mythic status: Britannia.
The Romans’ arrival will forever change the lives of the Celts and Druids. Under General Aulus, 400 ships containing 20,000 men land on Britannia’s shores in the name of the Roman Emperor Claudius. Fearless, ruthless, perceptive, and shrewd. Aulus is one of the greatest Generals to have commanded a Roman legion. He’s been charged by Emperor Claudius to conquer Britannia.
However, instead of attempting to crush the island’s tribes by sheer force, his methods are more meticulous. He is particularly skilled at turning foes against each other, earning the trust of those who might otherwise be his enemy, and then disposing of them only if they have outlived their usefulness to him. And with the tribes already fighting with each other, it won’t be that difficult.
Britannia TV Series Trailer
Watch this trailer of Britannia and get ready to plunge into the times of wars and invasions.
Britannia TV Series Episode Guide
Can’t wait to find out more about what the Romans are up to? Take peek inside with our Britannia TV Series episodes guide.
Episode 1
On the eve of Solstice, Cait, a young woman belonging to Britannia’s Cantii tribe, awaits a rite of passage that separates girls from women. However, 400 ships, carrying 20,000 Roman soldiers, land on the shores close by, under the command of General Aulus Plautius, to take Britannia in the name of Emperor Claudius.
Cait’s initiation into womanhood is interrupted by a Roman attack on her village, leaving her
“betwixt” – neither girl nor woman – and everything she loves left in ashes. She is only left alive thanks to the actions of an outcast Druid, Divis, who has had unsettling visions of what is yet to come. Meanwhile, 40 miles inland, the border between the Cantii and Regni tribes is the site of constant bloodshed.
A marriage, brokered by Cantii prince Phelan, takes place as an attempt at peace between the warring factions. But peace is a rare thing in Britannia, and this is no exception.
Episode 2
After the bloodshed comes the calm. Aware that the lack of organised resistance indicates an island already preoccupied by internal strife, Aulus intends to form an alliance to make Rome’s victory in Britannia that much easier. He sends ambassadors to theCantii and Regni to parlay.
King Pellenor, King of the Cantii, vehemently rebuffs the Roman’s attempt at diplomacy. His message received, Rome sends a brutal message back. Kerra, daughter of Pellenor and fearless warrior, defies her father to speak with Aulus herself in an attempt to end further bloodshed.
However, her actions do not go unnoticed. Phelan’s wife and Cantii queen-in-waiting, Amena, seeing Kerra as an obstacle to her ascent to the throne, uses this knowledge to sow seeds of distrust between Pellenor and his daughter. Roman negotiations with the Regni’s queen, the fierce Antedia, appear more fruitful.
Although Antedia has some demands of her own. Meanwhile, Aulus learns more of the Druids – those who deal in magic and speak for the gods themselves. Undeterred by the fear of the myths of the island that has begun to infect his army’s ranks, he seeks out the Druids’ leader – the mysterious Veran.
Leave a Reply