Network: Esquire Network
Episodes: 13 (hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: January 23, 2016 — April 16, 2016
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Kieran Bew, William Hurt, Joanne Whalley, Ed Speleers, and Gísli Örn Garðarsson.
TV show description:
This fantasy series is based on the epic, Old English poem of the same name. Set in the mythological Shieldlands, it examines notions of good, evil, heroes, villains, and law, and morality.
A keen, bright warrior, Beowulf (Kieran Bew) is flawed and disenchanted. Still, he tries to live up to his stellar reputation. When he and Breca (Gísli Örn Garðarsson) reach Herot, they discover corruption and conspiracies befouling everything and everyone.
Falsely accused of murder, Beowulf must find the real culprit and avenge his slain kinsman. Beowulf knows he must rise to the occasion and prove himself the hero he is rumored to be.
Beowulf can count on Breca to be courageous in the clutch. Breca, though, is not above lying, cheating, bigotry, and even murder.
The Thane of Herot, Hrothgar (William Hurt), adopted Beowulf with the goal of fashioning him into a leader. To Hrothgar, Beowulf is far more able than his own son.
Sharp, and resilient, Rheda (Joanne Whalley) is a natural leader. Discerning and skilled in calculation, she is a formidable political foe.
Theda and Hrothgar’s son is Slean (Ed Speleers). He is not a soldier of his father’s ilk. Hungry for power, Slean feels inadequate in comparison to Beowulf.
Series Finale:
Episode #13
Women and children brace themselves to repel a brutal attack on Herot, with Beowulf leading the defense. New loyalties and friendships are forged while others are irrevocably shattered, and some people make the ultimate sacrifice.
First aired: April 16, 2016.
What do you think? Do you like the Beowulf TV show? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a second season?
It’s a shame this series wasn’t continued!!!! The characters bring you into the world of Beowulf. The characters are multi-demensional,. The actors make you root for then whether good or bad. Who ever did the script was great. Anyway, “Esquire” you dropped a great show with great witers, actors, special effects and on and on. Shame on you! There are not many qualtynew new programs on your network. You blew an opportunity here.
There is so much
I loved this series and can’t believe it was cancelled. It really needs to be brought back.
Brilliant adaptation! Deserves much better than just one series, very gripping story,and some great actors with a fantastic script, needs to be rerun, give it another chance, then decide whether to make another series.
Regards
Jon
Loved this series. Watched everyone. It was not the same old stuff they show everyday. It stood out with great characters. You did not let it run long enough for people to find and watch it. Please bring back. Great tv series
Should not have been canceled! It’s story & characters stood out and stood up to any other shows on tv. It had action, humor, romantic tangles with the fantasy flair that is so hot now. Why cancel a show that delivers everything we want?
Bring Beowulf back!
This show was exciting and different. I was hoping to see the next season. The creative shows are always cancelled.
Absolutely should not have been cancelled. It was good and different and should be brought back.
Beowulf should not be cancelled, as it is a really good show most enjoyable now even sky have started to continually repeat programs over and over, territorial channels are either full of sport, political parties, or repeats of constant dribble.
This was a great series. Very upset that there is no future episodes. Someone doesn’t know what they are doing.
I can’t believe this show is not back on! I want to find the whole dvd set so I can sit and binge watch it! Please tell me how to get the whole series!!!!
I rented the whole series at family video
I have been waiting for the show to come back on and finally decided to ask were it was. It was exciting why would they cut it so short? It was just a teaser.
Liked the show sad to it was cancelled I agree maybe the Syfy channel should pick it up
I hadn’t heard of the series before, but searching for something other than American politics found myself watching the entire series in less than a week. Quite enjoyable, since Esquire canceled, with as noted a “bit of sci-fi” element in the series, maybe the syfy channel could pick it up. Certainly gives many of us intelligent adults a series to watch other than most of the buffonism presented on many channels.
I enjoyed the show. It’s too bad they cancelled it, this show brought a bit of a sci fi element to their boring programming. It’d be nice if the syfy channel would pick it up. Esquire’s loss would be syfy’s gain.
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