The BBC has confirmed that ‘King & Conqueror‘ will launch this August bank holiday, with all eight episodes available on BBC iPlayer from 6am that Sunday and the first episode airing on BBC One that evening.
The 8×45’ historical drama tells the story of a clash that shaped the future of a country and a continent for a thousand years. Its roots stretch back decades through two interconnected family dynasties battling for power across two countries and a stormy sea. Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy begin as allies with no designs on the English throne, but circumstance and obsession pull them into a war for possession of the crown that culminates at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
James Norton (Happy Valley, Bob Marley: One Love) stars as Harold, Earl of Wessex, opposite Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones) as William, Duke of Normandy. They are joined by Emily Beecham (1899, Little Joe) as Edith Swan-neck and Clémence Poésy (In Bruges, The Tunnel) as Matilda.
The ensemble also includes Eddie Marsan (The Power, Ray Donovan) as King Edward, Juliet Stevenson (Truly, Madly, Deeply, Riviera) as Lady Emma, Jean-Marc Barr (The Big Blue, American Translation) as King Henry, Luther Ford (The Crown) as Tostig, Geoff Bell (Absentia, Top Boy) as Godwin, Elliott Cowan (Black Cake, Foundation) as Sweyn, Bo Bragason (Renegade Nell, The Jetty) as Queen Gunhild, Bjarne Henriksen (The Hunt, Borgen) as Earl Siward, Oliver Masucci (Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Look Who’s Back) as Baldwin, Clare Holman (Inspector Morse, Lewis) as Gytha, Elander Moore (Interview with the Vampire, KAOS) as Morcar, Indy Lewis (Industry) as Margaret, Jason Forbes (A Gentleman in Moscow) as Thane Thomas, Ingvar Sigurdsson (Killing Eve, Rebel Moon) as Fitzosbern, Ines Asserson (Shetland, Royalteen) as Judith, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson (Vitjanir) as Hardrada, and Léo Legrand (Endless Night) as Odo.
The series is created and executive produced by Michael Robert Johnson and executive produced by James Norton and Kitty Kaletsky for Rabbit Track Pictures, Baltasar Kormákur and Magnus Sigurdsson for RVK Studios, Robert Taylor for The Development Partnership, Dave Clarke and Richard Halliwell for Shepherd Content, Lindsay Martin for CBS Studios, Ed Clarke and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. Baltasar Kormákur directs the premiere episode.
Filmed in Iceland, ‘King & Conqueror’ is produced by The Development Partnership, Rabbit Track Pictures, Shepherd Content, RVK Studios and CBS Studios, in association with the BBC, and is distributed outside the UK by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
‘King & Conqueror‘ Season 1 premieres Sunday, 24th August 2025 on BBC iPlayer from 6am, and in the evening on BBC One.
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