Variety is reporting that Bernard Cornwell’s historical fiction trilogy, Warlord Chronicles, is getting adapted into a series by the same team behind HBO’s His Dark Materials adaptation! The trilogy serves as a retelling of Arthurian legends. The series will begin with a ten-part adaptation of the first novel in the trilogy The Winter King.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY Cornwell is an author who is widely regarded and well known for his expansive career writing in the historical fiction genre. The Warlord Chronicles is just the latest of his works to get the adaptation treatment. His series Sharpe, which followed the career of a British soldier mainly in the Napoleonic Wars, was adapted into a series of the same name starring Sean Bean.
Bad Wolf was started by Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner, after years of working together as BBC executives making shows like Doctor Who and Da Vinci’s Demons. Since starting Bad Wolf they have made shows like The Night Of and A Discovery of Witches and will be co-producing the upcoming era of Doctor Who.
The series is expected to begin filming in Wales and the West Country sometime this year. No cast has been announced to be attached. Stay tuned at Collider for the latest updates on Warlord Chronicles!
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