Elander Moore, Indy Lewis and Jason Forbes take part in the series “King & Conqueror”

Elander Moore, Indy Lewis and Jason Forbes join “King & Conqueror”.

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Elander Moore (Chaos, Interview with the vampire) and Jason Forbes (My Lady Jane, A gentleman in Moscow) are part of the cast of the joint BBC and CBS historical project King & Conquerorabout the Battle of Hastings.

They join an already confirmed star cast that includes James Norton as Harold, Earl of Wessex, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as William, Duke of Normandy, Emily Beecham as Edith Swan-neck, Harold’s wife, and Clémence Poésy as Matilda, William’s wife.

As filming for the series officially wraps up in Iceland, the latest casting news includes Indy Lewis (Industry, La Fortuna), Ines Asserson (Royalteen, Skam) and Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson (Heartstone, Summer light … and then comes the night) alongside the already announced Eddie Marsan, Juliet Stevenson, Jean-Marc Barr, Luther Ford, Geoff Bell, Elliot Cowan, Bo Bragason, Bjarne Henriksen, Olivier Masucci and Clare Holman.

Moore plays Morcar, the son of the Earl of Mercia, who holds one-third of England’s power and is heir to the Earldom of Mercia, while Lewis plays Margaret, a sheltered young woman from Mercia who must find her voice to survive in an exploitative world. Forbes takes on the role of Thane Thomas, a loyal servant of the Godwins who is fiercely protective of the family, and Asserson plays Judith. The cousin of Matilda and niece of Baldwin, Judith is passed around the marriage market of Europe until she meets and falls in love with a suitable man. Gunnarsson is the fearsome warrior and infamous Viking leader Hardrada. The role of Fitzosbern is now played by Ingvar Sigurdsson (The Northman, Land of the Gods), William’s protector since childhood. Leo Legrand has joined the cast as Odo, William’s half-brother.

Written by Michael Robert Johnson (Sherlock Holmes), the eight-episode series, Norton will also serve as executive producer through his production company Rabbit Track Pictures. Coster-Waldau will direct one episode and also serve as executive producer. Baltasar Kormákur (Everest, 2 pistols, Caught) will direct the first episode and serve as executive producer and creative director on the series. The series is produced by The Development Partnership, Rabbit Track, Shepherd Content, RVK Studios and CBS Studios in association with the BBC. Johnson is the series’ creator and executive producer.

“King & Conqueror is the story of a conflict that shaped the future of a country – and a continent – for a thousand years, with roots stretching back decades through two interlinked family dynasties battling for power in two lands and a raging sea,” reads a plot summary. “Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy were two men fated to meet at the Battle of Hastings in 1066; two allies with no claim to the British throne, forced by circumstance and personal obsession into a war for possession of the crown.”

The BBC has acquired broadcast rights to the series on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK. Outside the UK, the series will be distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.