Overview
- All episodes will stream from 6am on BBC iPlayer, with the BBC One debut at 9:10pm on 24 August.
- James Norton says the series examines how Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy shifted from alliance to rivalry.
- The story also follows the parallel relationships of William with Matilda of Flanders and Harold with Edith.
- Major filming took place in Iceland at Heiðmörk Nature Reserve and around Reykjavík, supported by custom-built 11th‑century sets.
- Production ran from March to July 2024, with Norton and Nikolaj Coster‑Waldau as executive producers and Coster‑Waldau directing some episodes.