King and Conqueror

King and Conqueror is an upcoming historical television drama series for BBC Studios and CBS from Michael Robert Johnson, starring James Norton as Harold of Wessex and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as William the Conqueror. Production started in 2024.

Premise
In 11th-century Britain, the King of England, Harold, faces a threat to his throne from an ambitious Norman, William.

Cast and characters

 * James Norton as Harold Godwinson
 * Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as William the Conqueror
 * Clémence Poésy as Matilda
 * Emily Beecham as Edith
 * Luther Ford as Tostig
 * Joseph Mawle as Fitzosbern
 * Eddie Marsan as King Edward
 * Juliet Stevenson as Lady Emma
 * Jean-Marc Barr as Henry I of France
 * Geoff Bell as Godwin
 * Elliot Cowan as Sweyn
 * Bo Bragason as Queen Gunhild
 * Bjarne Henriksen as Earl Siward
 * Oliver Masucci as Baldwin
 * Clare Holman as Gytha
 * Jason Forbes as Thane Thomas

Production
The project was announced in November 2023. The season premiere is set to be directed by Baltasar Kormákur. James Norton is an executive producer through Rabbit Track Pictures and stars as Harold Godwinson. Other executive producers include Kormákur for RVK Studios, Robert Taylor for the Development Partnership, Dave Clarke and Richard Halliwell for Shepherd Content, Ed Clarke, Robert Jones, and CBS Studios' Lindsey Martin. Also in November 2023, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau was announced to appear as William the Conqueror.

In March 2024, Clémence Poésy and Emily Beecham joined the series. Later that month, the cast was rounded out to include Eddie Marsan, Juliet Stevenson, Bo Bragason, Luther Ford, and Joseph Mawle, amongst others.

Filming began in March 2024 in Iceland, at locations that included Heiðmörk and around Reykjavík. It wrapped up in July 2024.

Broadcast
The series will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom. Paramount Global Content Distribution will handle worldwide distribution.