Britannia (TV series)

*Britannia*
Britannia
Genre	Historical drama; Adventure; Fantasy;
Created by	Jez Butterworth; Tom Butterworth; James Richardson;
Written by	Jez Butterworth; Tom Butterworth; Richard McBrien; John-Henry Butterworth; Mackenzie Crook;
Starring	David Morrissey; Kelly Reilly; Nikolaj Lie Kaas; Mackenzie Crook; Barry Ward; Stanley Weber; Joe Armstrong; Fortunato Cerlino; Eleanor Worthington Cox; Zoë Wanamaker; Ian McDiarmid; Julian Rhind-Tutt; Hugo Speer; Daniel Caltagirone; Zaqi Ismail; Annabel Scholey; Steve Pemberton; Liana Cornell;
Opening theme	"Hurdy Gurdy Man" by Donovan (series 1); "Season of the Witch" by Donovan (series 2); "Children of the Revolution" by T. Rex (series 3);
Composer	Neil Davidge
Country of origin	United Kingdom; United States (series 1, 3);
Original language	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	27 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	James Richardson; Pippa Harris; Sam Mendes; Nicolas Brown; Anne Thomopoulos;
Producer	Rick McCallum
Production locations	Czech Republic; Wales;
Running time	40–73 minutes
Production companies	Vertigo Films; Neal Street Productions; Sky Studios (series 3);
Original release
Network	Sky Atlantic (United Kingdom); Amazon Prime Video (United States; series 1); Epix (United States; series 3);
Release	18 January 2018 –; 12 October 2021

Britannia is a British historical fantasy drama television series created by Jez Butterworth and Tom Butterworth. The show was the first co-production between Sky UK and Amazon Prime Video and stars Kelly Reilly, David Morrissey, Zoë Wanamaker, Mackenzie Crook, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, and Eleanor Worthington Cox. It first aired on Sky Atlantic in the UK beginning 18 January 2018 and on Amazon Prime Video in the US beginning 26 January 2018. The first series aired on Epix beginning 2 August 2020. Pop songs were used as theme music for the three series to date: Donovan's "Hurdy Gurdy Man" (series 1), his "Season of the Witch" (series 2), and "Children of the Revolution" by T. Rex (series 3). In March 2023, the series was cancelled after three seasons.

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