Description
The story of the war between Greece and Troy is an epic tale of love, revenge, intrigue and bloodshed. Told from the perspective of the Trojan family at the heart of the siege, Farr’s psychologically rich and sweeping narrative goes back to the saga’s origins; to the judgment of Paris, his passionate elopement with Helen, and the ill-starred prophecy surrounding his birth.
Deceit, guilt, love, and anger lead inexorably to the long siege of the city. Political chaos is matched by emotional disintegration as families are torn apart by conflict and loss. Thrilling and heart-breakingly intimate, Troy: Fall of a City is set to convey the big themes of human existence, horror and heroism, of people battling to retain their love and humanity amidst the chaos and devastation of war.
Louis Hunter (The Fosters, Jack Goes Home) and Bella Dayne (Guerrilla, Humans) will star as Paris and Helen. David Threlfall (Shameless, Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This) plays Paris’ father, King Priam of Troy, alongside Frances O’Connor (The Missing, Mr Selfridge) as Hecuba, Queen of Troy, and Tom Weston-Jones (Dickensian, Copper) as their eldest son Hector. They are joined by a cast including Joseph Mawle (Game Of Thrones, Ripper Street) as Odysseus, Chloe Pirrie (To Walk Invisible, War & Peace) as Andromache, Johnny Harris (This Is England 86-90, Jawbone) as Agamemnon, David Gyasi (Man In An Orange Shirt, Interstellar) as Achilles, and Jonas Armstrong (Dark Angel, Ripper Street) as Menelaos, the King of Sparta whose marriage to Helen is destroyed when Paris arrives in his city.
The series is Executive Produced by Derek Wax (Capital, Humans) and David Farr for Wild Mercury, and Christopher Aird (Clique, Call The Midwife) for the BBC. It is written by David Farr (The Night Manager, Electric Dreams), Nancy Harris (Our New Girl, Good Karma Hospital), Mika Watkins (Lucky Man, Dixi), and Joe Barton (Humans, Our World War), and will be directed by Emmy award-winning Owen Harris (Black Mirror, Kill Your Friends), Mark Brozel (Humans, Dickensian), and John Strickland (Line of Duty, The Bill) and produced by Barney Reisz (Black Mirror, Elizabeth I).