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Arthurian magic
Based on novelist Bernard Cornwell's Warlord Chronicles, The Winter King takes us back to fifth-century Britain. It's an era of warring factions and clashing tribes, as we see from the perspective of Arthur Pendragon (Iain De Caestecker), an outcast who becomes a legendary warrior.
The series draws on Arthurian legend, and there's a strong supernatural element – but just as important is the way that, like Cornwell's books, the story also draws on the latest research into the years that followed the Roman withdrawal from Britain. The cast also
