Articles about King & Conqueror
All hail King Eddie
One of Britain’s most prolific and varied actors, Eddie Marsan discusses his desire for diversity in the parts he chooses, why he doesn’t want to be a celebrity and how he got into character to play King Edward in BBC drama King & Conqueror.
Battle ready
Stars James Norton and Emily Beecham, director Baltasar Kormákur and executive producer Kitty Kaletsky recall their epic effort to bring the Battle of Hastings to television in King & Conqueror – and reveal why there’s more to this historical story than its central protagonists.
Series to Watch: August 2025
DQ checks out the upcoming schedules to pick 10 new series to watch this August, from a John Grisham legal thriller and an Outlander prequel to a political thriller starring Suranne Jones and the first TV series based on the Alien film franchise.
BBC confirms launch for historical King & Conqueror
TRAILER: James Norton and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau clash in historical drama King & Conqueror, the story of Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy in the build-up to the 1066 Battle of Hastings, which will debut on the BBC this August.
Battle for the crown
King & Conqueror star James Norton joins fellow executive producers Kitty Kaletsky and Lindsey Martin to preview the epic historical drama, which explores the friendship and rivalry between Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy that led to the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
Series to Watch: 2025
DQ checks out the upcoming schedules to pick 20 new series to watch in 2025, from a Victorian-era boxing epic and an ambitious one-shot Netflix drama to the first high-end Gaelic drama and feature franchises IT and Alien on the small screen.
BBC crowns King & Conqueror in 2025
FIRST LOOK: James Norton and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau star in King & Conqueror, a historical epic retelling the relationships and conflicts that led to the Battle of Hastings, coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer in 2025.
DQ100 2024/25 – Part two
In the second part of the DQ100 2024/25, DQ picks out a range of shows to tune in for and the actors, directors and writers making them, as well as some of the trends and trailblazers worth catching up with.