Camelot (TV series)
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| Genre |
Historical drama Sword and Sorcery |
| Created by |
Chris Chibnall Michael Hirst |
| Developed by | Chris Chibnall Michael Hirst |
| Starring |
Joseph Fiennes Jamie Campbell Bower Tamsin Egerton Claire Forlani Peter Mooney Clive Standen Philip Winchester Eva Green Chipo Chung Sinéad Cusack |
| Composer(s) |
Mychael Danna Jeff Danna |
| Country of origin | Ireland Canada United Kingdom United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Michael Hirst Chris Chibnall Fred Fuchs John Weber James Flynn Ann Thomopoulos Craig Cegielski Tim Headington Graham King Douglas Rae Morgan O'Sullivan |
| Location(s) | County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Cinematography | Joel Ransom |
| Editor(s) | Sidney Wolinshy Steven O'Connell |
| Camera setup | multiple-setup |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Ecosse Films GK-tv Octagon Entertainment World 2000 Entertainment Starz Originals Take 5 Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Starz (US) Channel 4 (UK) RTÉ (Ireland) CBC (Canada) Nine Network (Australia) RTL (The Netherlands) VIER (Belgium) |
| Original release | 25 February – 10 June 2011 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Camelot is a 2011 historical-fantasy-drama television series which premiered on 1 April 2011. It was co-produced by the Starz cable network and GK-TV which began production during the summer of 2010. The series, based on the Arthurian legend, was produced by Graham King, Morgan O'Sullivan and Michael Hirst.
A special preview showing of the pilot episode "Homecoming" was aired on Starz Friday night, 25 February 2011. On 30 June 2011 Starz announced it was not going to order new seasons of Camelot, citing significant production challenges, predominantly scheduling conflicts with some members of the cast, including Joseph Fiennes, Jamie Campbell Bower and Eva Green.
It is the late 5th century and Britain has been free of Roman rule for several decades. With King Uther's sudden death chaos threatens to engulf Britain. The sorcerer Merlin has visions of a dark future and installs the young and impetuous Arthur, Uther's unknown son and heir who has been raised as a commoner, as the new king. Merlin and Arthur install themselves in Castle Camelot with their allies, which include Arthur's biological mother Igraine, his foster brother Kay and loyal warriors Leontes, Gawain, Ulfius and Brastias. From Camelot, Arthur tries to build a new and better Britain, where people can live in peace.
Meanwhile, Arthur's cold and ambitious half-sister Morgan plots to take the crown from him. Banished by her father, King Uther, who was responsible for her mother's murder to put Arthur's mother on the throne, Morgan is responsible for Uther's death and wants to rule as his successor. Aided by her loyal maid Vivien and the devious nun Sybil, Morgan takes up residence in Uther's old castle, Castle Pendragon, from where she schemes against Arthur.
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