However, beyond these wider political undercurrents and inner personal turmoils are the. Return to the shieldlands did not get much of a chance. With kieran bew, joanne whalley, ed speleers, laura donnelly. Christina speaks with kieran bew, who plays the title role in esquire s beowulf, about his character, the magical world, and plans for season 2 and beyond. The show isnt bad, but i think it doesnt quite know what it wants to be. As beowulf and rheda discuss the reality of a traitor in their midst herot is attacked by the ferocious wulfing raiders, who abduct kela, though beowulf and varr give pursuit and rescue her, killing wulfing leader jogan. Not a lot of fuzz was made about the beowulf tv series. Upon arriving he finds the monsters that plagued him as a youth and an unseen hand pushing the various.
Beowulf returns to the shieldlands from exile to bid farewell to his fallen mentor hrothgar. Beowulf return to the shieldlands season 1 episode 12. Return to the shieldlands tv series 2016 cast and crew credits. Beowulf return to the shield lands 2016 20 second trailer. Aware that bayen was not killed by the troll beowulf realizes that the murderer was a skinshifter a mudborn able to take on human. Jul 14, 2018 beowulf return to the shieldlands s01e02 e 2. Return to the shieldlands is one of those series that would have been better off re scripted as a comedy. Beowulf on itv has been seen as the lowest ratings. Return to the shieldlands new episodes, see when is the next episode air date, series schedule, trailer, countdown, calendar and more. Beowulf, a hero of the geats, comes to the aid of hrothgar, the king of the danes, whose mead hall in heorot has been under attack by a. Return to the shieldlands series 2 cancelled or renewed. Beowulf is itvs second major fantasybased show of the 201516 season following jekyll and hyde 2015. The series is created by james dormer on the foundation of the old english epic poem beowulf, with reimagined characters and an altered storyline. The faction aspect seems to have taken a back seat for now, but there is still plenty.
With slean and thane scorann missing, beowulf and rate, thane of the varni, charge out into the forest in search of them. Return to the shieldlands is a series about courage, greed, betrayal, revenge, loyalty, power, man versus wilderness and, of course, love. Beowulf return to the shieldlands s01e02 e 2 video dailymotion. Game of thrones actor david bradley will play tribe leader gorrik in the drama, while ace bhatti black work will appear. Return to the shieldlands tv series 2016 full cast. Sony music will release a soundtrack album for the itv original series beowulf. Return to the shieldlands season 1 episode 2 beowulf is a series about courage, greed, betrayal, revenge, loyalty, power, man versus wilderness and, of course love. Beowulf a fantasy, drama, adventure and historical series.
Beowulf return to the shieldlands s01e02 e 2 video. The album features selections from the shows original music composed by rob lane merlin, longford, the damned united, john adams. Do you think beowulf should have been cancelled, or renewed for a second season. Beowulf return to the shieldlands s1 ep 12 youtube. Cover for beowulf return to the shieldlands season 1 dvd.
Slean returns to herot, prepared to bide his time to assist his uncle and unaware that he is being used. Game of thrones cast at conan obrien part 2 2 duration. The part reimagining of the old english epic poem created by james dormer, tim haines and katie newman, is set in the mythical shieldlands, a dangerous place populated by both humans and fantastical creatures. Itv had high hopes for the tv adaptation of the epic poem but beowulf. Feb 16, 2016 itv set to axe beowulf after just one series. I cant wait to dig into the second season because we learned so much on the first one. But past jealousies mean beowulf gets a frosty welcome, especially from hrothgars wife, rheda joanne whalley, and son, slean ed speelers. Beowulf return to the shieldlands season 1 episode 10. Beowulf return to the shieldlands season 1 episode 3. Beowulf returns to his home heorot to say goodbye to his mentor, teacher and guardian hrothgar, only to find him dead, and him unwelcome and refuse him to see hrothgars body. Jan 20, 2016 beowulf is a series about courage, greed, betrayal, revenge, loyalty, power, man versus wilderness and, of course love. Return to the shieldlands tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Return to the shieldlands works terrifically well as family viewing or a fantasy epic for the mildly squeamish.
Beowulf is a british epic fantasy drama television series from itv, consisting of 12. For instance new episodes or start of a new season. Beowulf on itv has been seen as the lowest ratings on itv. Beowulf is a british epic fantasy drama television series from itv, consisting of 12 episodes and. Beowulf investigates cases in a world of trolls, selkies, faeries, elves and dragons. The story of beowulf has been known for hundreds of years, a new series reveals the subject with the other hand. Return to shieldlands, has failed to resonate with viewers. Find the latest beowulf series 2 status and release date info right here. On they scrabbled kieran bew in the title role of beowulf. Itv has cancelled its beowulf tv series after the first season beowulf stars kieran bew and william hurt.
Following hrothgars funeral other thanes start to arrive at herot to elect a new jarl, leader of the shieldlands, including lagathorn, the fierce rate and scorann, who, along with slean, is captured by bandits. In april 2016 itv also confirmed that a second season of jericho, a historical. Beowulf is a new british fantasy and adventure television series airing on itv in the uk since january 3, 2016. Beowulf is a series about courage, greed, betrayal, revenge, loyalty, power, man versus wilderness and, of course love. The news that beowulf would get the axe, first broke in february. Beowulf fan zone started this petition to beowulf fans.
However, beyond these wider political undercurrents and inner personal turmoils are the excitement, danger and sense of adventure that any great western has. Regrettably, the writers decided to play this series as a serious fantasy drama. Beowulf returns to his homeland of herot in the shieldlands to pay. B unch of tv news for you today starting with british itv which are planning to turn famous epic beowulf into a western type epic tv series. Return to the shieldlands star kieran bew already has his eyes on season 2 and beyond, telling assignment x that the first season is just. Season 1 of beowulf premiered january 23, 2016 on esquire in the us. Return to the shieldlands is a series about courage, greed, betrayal, revenge, loyalty, power, man versus wilderness and, of course love. Apr, 2016 beowulf shall return to the shieldlands, no more. With kieran bew, joanne whalley, william hurt, gisli orn gar. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information.
With this petition to go to itv we will get a season 2 of beowulf. But with the gathering fast approaching and rhedas bid for leadership depending on the hope of everloyal scoranns vote, beowulf questions whether their disappearance might be more than a. Herot, in the mirth and merriment of preparation, readies itself for slean ed speleers and kelas holly earl wedding celebrations. Season 1 1080p complete torrent or any other torrent from category. Since its still so early in the series, its no surprise that this episode. Return to the shieldlands opening title genre fantasy drama adventure based on beowulf by anonymous developed by james dormer tim haines katie newman directed by jon east julian holmes marek losey stephen woolfenden kerric macdonald starring holly earl david ajala kieran bew lee boardman david bradley lolita chakrabarti elliot cowan laura donnelly composers rob lane jonny sims will. Rheda returns to herot on her own, with some news of familial betrayal and that the wulfing army are coming for everyone. The story is a reimagining of themes and characters from the anglosaxon poem beowulf, but with new characters and storylines added. In the near future, most likely, will not continue to shoot, but it is possible that the management of the channel will change its decision and beowulf will be continued. Find the latest beowulf series 2 status and release date.
You might not have heard of kieran bew yet, but youre about to. Sep 24, 2015 itv has added yet more actors for its epic retelling of the beowulf tale. Beowulf season 2 episode 1, beowulf season 2 episode 1 2x1, the catch season 2, beowulf season 2 episode 1 online, beowulf season 2 episode 1. Itv has added yet more actors for its epic retelling of the beowulf tale.
The us premiere will take place on january 23, 2016. Both series were shown in earlyevening sunday slots, fueling controversy about their violent content. Songs are sung, stories are told and mead is drunk, but will a deadly turn of events prove too much for slean to bear and when some shocking secrets are revealed between the couple, they must decide if new loyalties are to. Itv has commissioned twelvepart drama beowulf, an epic reimagining of one of literatures greatest and most enduring. Aware that bayen was not killed by the troll beowulf realizes that the murderer was a skin. Beowulf return to the shieldlands s01e02 season 1 episode 2. But past jealousies mean beowulf gets a frosty welcome, especially. Kieran bew on the shows magical world, season 2 collider. Itv set to axe beowulf after just one series media the. Hbo, for example, has just renewed its new martin scorsesedirected music series vinyl for a second season after just one episode of the first season.
The soundtrack will be released on march 11, 2016 and is now available for preorder on amazon. It is a series that explores the notion of good and evil, heroes and villains. The shaggy haired actor is the star of itvs new 12part mythical action drama, beowulf. Beowulf returns to his homeland of herot in the shieldlands to pay his respects to deceased king hrothgar william hurt. Several vikings are played by indianpakistani actors, some of them are even played by an africans. Beowulf return to the shield lands 2016 20 second trailer mov. Kieran bew on the magical world of beowulf and plans for season 2. Shortly after the series began, itv announced that it would not be picked up for another season. Return to the shieldlands finally starts to deliver on the promise of its concept. Return to the shieldlands season 2 release date on. C21 media reports itv has cancelled its beowulf tv series after the first season. Beowulf, a hero of the geats, comes to the aid of hrothgar, the king of the danes, whose mead hall in heorot has been under attack by a monster known as grendel.
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