The Pillars of the Earth

TV-MA

2010

1 Season

Drama

History

Romance

Mystery & Thriller

List

77%

30 Reviews

Avg. Tomatometer

86%

100+ Ratings

Avg. Audience Score

Set in 12th-century England, this eight-hour miniseries based on Ken Follett's best-seller begins when a mysterious secret disrupts the succession to the English throne and an unlikely member of King Henry's family assumes power. As battles are waged for the rightful heir, Bishop Waleran Bigod and the Hamleighs manipulate the conflict to meet their own needs. Meanwhile, a fire destroys Kingsbridge church, giving master builder Tom, son Alfred and stepson Jack the chance to fulfill diocese leader Prior Philip's lifelong dream of building a magnificent new cathedral. The bishop, though, has other ideas, creating an epic test of passion versus greed ... and ultimately revealing the long-hidden secret.

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Season 1

77%

2010

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Ian McShane

Waleran Bigod

Matthew Macfadyen

Prior Philip

Eddie Redmayne

Jack Jackson

Hayley Atwell

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David Oakes

William Hamleigh

Natalia Wörner

Ellen

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Synopsis

Set in 12th-century England, this eight-hour miniseries based on Ken Follett's best-seller begins when a mysterious secret disrupts the succession to the English throne and an unlikely member of King Henry's family assumes power. As battles are waged for the rightful heir, Bishop Waleran Bigod and the Hamleighs manipulate the conflict to meet their own needs. Meanwhile, a fire destroys Kingsbridge church, giving master builder Tom, son Alfred and stepson Jack the chance to fulfill diocese leader Prior Philip's lifelong dream of building a magnificent new cathedral. The bishop, though, has other ideas, creating an epic test of passion versus greed ... and ultimately revealing the long-hidden secret.

Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
Screenwriter: John Pielmeier
Network: STARZ
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date: Jul 23, 2010