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Season 1 – King & Conqueror

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William of Normandy and Harold of Wessex were two individuals destined to meet at the Battle of Hastings in 1066; they were allies but had no claim to the British monarchy until fate drove them into a conflict over the country's crown.
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Critics Reviews

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Rebecca Nicholson Financial Times King and Conqueror is ambitious and earthy, then, but it doesn’t make an entirely convincing case for dramatising a period that is so infrequently dramatised. Rated: 3/5 Aug 28, 2025 Full Review Ed Power Daily Telegraph (UK) The show never surmounts its massive spoiler problem – we all know how the tale finishes, and there aren’t enough surprises along the way to make the journey worthwhile. Rated: 2/5 Aug 25, 2025 Full Review Nick Hilton Independent (UK) The treacheries, the violence, the intrigues, and the dialogue are all more George RR Martin than William of Poitiers. In its commitment to ahistorical detail, King & Conqueror becomes a frustrating watch. Rated: 2/5 Aug 25, 2025 Full Review Barbara Ellen Observer (UK) Ultimately, what undoes King & Conqueror is not that we know what’s going to happen -- history is full of spoilers -- but that it fails to make the viewer sufficiently care. Oct 9, 2025 Full Review Alison Rowat The Herald (Scotland) In true streamer style, there are cliffhangers, pretty good ones, to end each episode and keep the punters coming back. There’s also violence of the don’t watch while eating dinner kind. Aug 29, 2025 Full Review Adam Sweeting The Arts Desk ...K&C drags itself pedantically through reams of historical exposition and frequently incomprehensible dynastic shenanigans as it battles through its eight episodes towards its inevitable climax. It’s like wading through a swamp, or perhaps a peat bog. Rated: 2/5 Aug 28, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Not I Surprised the role of King wasnt played a half black, half muslim, little person of the non binary persuation. Oh well, maybe next time. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/02/25 Full Review mauricio g Una interesante adaptación teatral sobre el enfrentamiento histórico entre Guillermo de Normandía y Harold Godwinson que culminó en la Batalla de Hastings de 1066... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/27/25 Full Review Daniel L Was very excited to watch this so so far it is very average. A period piece starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Clémence Poésy should have been a home run but this show suffers from bad writing, bad direction and bad acting by the supporting cast. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/26/25 Full Review M P Amazing History serie ! The last episode was so good looked like battle of the bastaards of game of thrones ! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/17/25 Full Review Hannah B King & Conqueror could have been fantastic. It is well acted, all the actors were wonderful, the story is very engaging and the music is lovely. But the historical inaccuracies butcher this pivotal moment in England's history. The costumes, hair and make-up are awful and look like something from a high fantasy film rather than any period in history. Everyone writing to each other and being able to read those letters; the carpets on the floor; the furniture that some of which looked to be from 500 or 600 years from the future; the swearing; the fireplaces and "fire pits". The lack of great forests which were still part of the English landscape at that time. The times and ways people passed away: Judith did not die in childbirth, she and Tostig had two or three children and she passed away several years after 1066, to name just one. The final battle scene was good, and it was nice to see how King Harold probably was killed, and then showing how the myth of the arrow in the eye began. It was also lovely seeing the women given a role in history. It is very watchable, but I had to look on it as a fantasy with some vague historical background. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/06/25 Full Review Paul B. Wouldn’t let me post my true feelings so I downgraded the shows star rating Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/06/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Michael Robert Johnson

Creator

James Norton

Harold Godwinson

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

William of Normandy

Eddie Marsan

King Edward

Juliet Stevenson

Lady Emma

Emily Beecham

Edith

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Aug 24, 2025 Invitation William of Normandy and Harold of Wessex were two individuals destined to meet at the Battle of Hastings in 1066; they were allies but had no claim to the British monarchy until fate drove them into a conflict over the country's crown. Details Episode 2 Aired Aug 24, 2025 The Sins of the Father William of Normandy and Harold of Wessex were two individuals destined to meet at the Battle of Hastings in 1066; they were allies but had no claim to the British monarchy until fate drove them into a conflict over the country's crown. Details Episode 3 Aired Aug 24, 2025 Brothers William of Normandy and Harold of Wessex were two individuals destined to meet at the Battle of Hastings in 1066; they were allies but had no claim to the British monarchy until fate drove them into a conflict over the country's crown. Details Episode 4 Aired Aug 24, 2025 So Be It William of Normandy and Harold of Wessex were two individuals destined to meet at the Battle of Hastings in 1066; they were allies but had no claim to the British monarchy until fate drove them into a conflict over the country's crown. Details Episode 5 Aired Aug 24, 2025 The Beast in the Mirror William of Normandy and Harold of Wessex were two individuals destined to meet at the Battle of Hastings in 1066; they were allies but had no claim to the British monarchy until fate drove them into a conflict over the country's crown. Details Episode 6 Aired Aug 24, 2025 Damage William of Normandy and Harold of Wessex were two individuals destined to meet at the Battle of Hastings in 1066; they were allies but had no claim to the British monarchy until fate drove them into a conflict over the country's crown. Details Episode 7 Aired Aug 24, 2025 Cost of War William of Normandy and Harold of Wessex were two individuals destined to meet at the Battle of Hastings in 1066; they were allies but had no claim to the British monarchy until fate drove them into a conflict over the country's crown. Details Episode 8 Aired Aug 24, 2025 The Hand of God William of Normandy and Harold of Wessex were two individuals destined to meet at the Battle of Hastings in 1066; they were allies but had no claim to the British monarchy until fate drove them into a conflict over the country's crown. Details

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Season Info

Director
Bálint Szentgyörgyi, Baltasar Kormákur, Erik Leijonborg, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Creator
Michael Robert Johnson
Executive Producer
Kitty Kaletsky, James Norton, Baltasar Kormákur, Lindsey Martin, Dave Clarke, Ed Clarke, Robert Taylor
Screenwriter
Michael Robert Johnson, Sam Hoare, Davíð Már Stefánsson, Rachel Kilfeather
Network
BBC1CAM
Genre
Drama, History
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Aug 24, 2025