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3:51 pm - 09/05/2012

Ken Follett's "World Without End" miniseries trailer



Two hundred years after construction of the great cathedral in PILLARS OF THE EARTH, Ken Follett's WORLD WITHOUT END picks up with a new cast of characters as they fight for survival amidst natural disaster, plague, and the Hundred Years' War. The tale begins in the 14th century with a civil war in England. Queen Isabella deposes her husband, Edward II, secretly ordering him killed, and installs their son, Edward III, on the throne. Thomas Langley, a knight involved in the plot, flees; wounded by the Queen's men, he finds sanctuary in the Kingsbridge priory. Caris a visionary woman, and her lover Merthin build a community that stands up to the Crown and the church.

Premieres on Showcase in Canada on Sept 4, 2012
in the United States on Reelz Channel on October 17, 2012
and on Channel 4 in the UK in January 2013

Stars Cynthia Nixon, Miranda Richardson, Peter Firth, Charlotte Riley, Ben Chaplin, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Rupert Evans, Sarah Gadon and Tom Weston-Jones

The 8 part miniseries is produced by Ridley & Tony Scott

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hobnailedboots 5th-Sep-2012 08:00 pm (UTC)
omg I didn't realise this was happening! AMAZE
heulog 5th-Sep-2012 08:01 pm (UTC)
I thought this book was super bad, though? Or at least, the people who loved POTE seemed to unanimously hate it.
kindakooky 5th-Sep-2012 08:12 pm (UTC)
I read WWE before POTE and I actually prefer it out of the two.
kaiserschmarrn 5th-Sep-2012 08:31 pm (UTC)
I liked POTE and was so bored by WWE that I didn't even finish it but to be fair I'd read POTE years before.
sweetlilcanuck 5th-Sep-2012 10:10 pm (UTC)
I read WWE, loved it, and tried POTE right after it, but couldn't get through it.
kristibisci 5th-Sep-2012 11:56 pm (UTC)
I actually like World Without End better.
1337nik 6th-Sep-2012 01:23 am (UTC)
I can't keep them straight in my head >_< I need to remind myself which one is about The Plague.
jungsoo 6th-Sep-2012 02:22 pm (UTC)
Let's get real: it's the exact same book. All the characters have their paralleles in the other book. so of course if you read one right after the other you don't like it because you feel like you've been here before. However if you wait a year or two between the two, you're fine imo.
imatreekb 5th-Sep-2012 09:21 pm (UTC)
omg amazing... THANK YOU.
1337nik 6th-Sep-2012 01:22 am (UTC)
My feed was all messed up and I missed the premiere, thanks.
comalies 5th-Sep-2012 08:03 pm (UTC)
Eh, Prior Philip was the only thing I really loved about the Pillars mini-series and since he obviously won't be around this time I'm not sure I'm interested.
noskidaddle 5th-Sep-2012 08:04 pm (UTC)
Idk if I wanna watch this. There was too much good things happening to bad people & bad things happening to good people in the book for my liking. It's tiring

Edited at 2012-09-05 08:05 pm (UTC)
amycorvus 5th-Sep-2012 08:29 pm (UTC)
MTE! Both this and POTE are just the incredibly long and tedious stories of shitty lives *aintnobodygottimeforthat.gif*
lollapoe 5th-Sep-2012 08:05 pm (UTC)
"world without Charlotte"
megalixer 5th-Sep-2012 08:12 pm (UTC)
will it be good? probably not. will I watch it? yes (at least eventually).

medieval and renaissance-set costume dramas are my crack. doesn't matter how good or how shitty they are, I'll watch.
little_ponette 5th-Sep-2012 08:34 pm (UTC)
Are you me?
megalixer 5th-Sep-2012 08:38 pm (UTC)
possibly! I can't help it, even if the inevitable inaccuracies hurt my history major soul, no1curr because PRETTY CLOTHES. and pretty people in pretty clothes.
summersdream 6th-Sep-2012 07:11 am (UTC)
I'm so glad someone else has the same affliction. PRETTY CLOTHES > EVERYTHING.
professor_chaos 5th-Sep-2012 08:15 pm (UTC)
Ken Follett is one of my fav authors. I love the soap operaness of Pillars and WWE. I enjoyed the miniseries of Pillars too for the most part since they did a decent job following the book (until the end). I am looking forward to the WWE series now even if it's not Emmy material.
kaiserschmarrn 5th-Sep-2012 08:33 pm (UTC)
I had no idea Charlotte Riley was in this! Looks good :) I didn't like the book much (no Prior Philip, no characters I cared about) but whatever, I'll watch this. The POTE mini series was a good adaption and entertaining as well.
firerosearien 5th-Sep-2012 08:43 pm (UTC)
so where's the part about the plague?
sunshinesky 5th-Sep-2012 08:47 pm (UTC)
This is happening!? Yay!

The book isn't as good as Pillars of the Earth, but I still enjoyed it a lot. can't wait for this!
juteux 5th-Sep-2012 08:54 pm (UTC)
I just started watching Pillars of the Earth and really love it. I know I should read the books but my brain is still in lazy summer mode.
drinkatoast 5th-Sep-2012 09:03 pm (UTC)
oh, man. so no hayley or eddie?! i will probably give this a chance anyway, though.
silvers 5th-Sep-2012 09:11 pm (UTC)
i know, can we have them back please?
mai_shiranui 5th-Sep-2012 09:12 pm (UTC)
I didn't know that this was actually happening! Can't wait!
ladyofshalott06 5th-Sep-2012 09:35 pm (UTC)
OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS BOOK! IDEC I will watch this!

lostinshalott 5th-Sep-2012 09:57 pm (UTC)
This sounds AMAZING I hope whoever plays Isabella slays she's like one of the most interesting Queens ever.
sweetlilcanuck 5th-Sep-2012 10:11 pm (UTC)
LOVE THIS BOOK. MERTHIN/CARIS FOREVER MY OTP.
notoriousreign 5th-Sep-2012 11:16 pm (UTC)
Canada's actually getting shit first WHAT?

I watched it last night. Merthin was it? Yeah he's hot. (Tom's character.)
labhaoise 5th-Sep-2012 11:46 pm (UTC)
man i loved the books but haven't seen theshow. as much as i love Tom the bigger and prior Phillip labia lips redmayne just puts me off it
prophecypro 5th-Sep-2012 11:51 pm (UTC)
Looks okay
mugglefucker 6th-Sep-2012 08:12 am (UTC)
I read half of Pillars of the Earth but stopped because I hated it. The plot itself was interesting enough but EVERY single character was just so weird and offputting. The last straw was that disgustingly detailed rape scene, I was like NOPE and gave up on the book alltogether.
monkehsloot 6th-Sep-2012 01:51 pm (UTC)
i thought this book was quite boring but i love gwenda!
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