Agents of SHIELD star's new ITV drama gets first-look photos
Agents of SHIELD's Iain De Caestecker features in the first pictures from new medieval drama The Winter King.
Peaky Blinders' Otto Bathurst is directing the series, which is based on Bernard Cromwell's The Warlord Chronicles book series, for ITV.
It's described as a "bold and revisionist take" on Arthurian legends and will follow Arthur Pendragon's evolution from outcast to fearsome leader.
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The photos themselves feature De Caestecker's young "exiled bastard" Arthur amongst trusted fellow warriors Sagramor (played by The Letter for the King's Ken Nwosu) and Lanval (played by Trigger Point's Matt Mella).
Meanwhile, Gangs of London star Valene Kane's sharp-tongued character Morgan – Arthur's half-sister – is also seen on horseback.
Another picture shows Derfel (SAS Rogue Heroes' Stuart Campbell) and Lunete (Venom: Let There Be Carnage's Olumide Olorunfemi) on the move together.
Derfel is described as a "left-for-dead orphan" set to transform into "the truest of all warlords".
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Ahead of the show's release, we also find one of Arthur's closest childhood friends Owain, portrayed by I Hate Suzie's Daniel Ings, out in the rain.
The first-look photos also show Simon Merrells as the "savage" King of Siluria, Gundleus, and Andrew Gower of Outlander resting by the fire as Sansum.
We're yet to be introduced to Nathaniel Martello-White's "politically-minded" Merlin, though, or his apprentice Priestess Nimue (Ellie James).
Eddie Marsan is also going to be part of The Winter King's cast, and he'll be portraying the High King of all Dumnonia, Uther.
The Winter King premieres next month on ITVX.
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