6/28/2023 0 Comments Ken follett kingsbridge tv series![]() In general, Pillars has a strong opinion on women’s roles that reflect more contemporary (if reductive) sensibilities. ![]() But unlike the bloodshed in Spartacus and the glamour of The Tudors, these details are mostly functional, primarily in service of plot and character development. ![]() Commended for its high production value and handling of multiple, complicated storylines, Pillars also offers plenty of salacious details-beheaded fathers and incestuous relationships, to name a few. While the shows share some themes (namely sex and power), Pillars holds more formal features in common with nuanced epics to come, like Game of Thrones. A combination of history lesson and HBO drama, it's an exploration of 12th-century events with much more modern sensibilities.Īt the time of its release, Pillars was a departure from the network’s other contemporary success, the sexy bloodbath that is Spartacus: Blood and Sand. The Starz eight-part miniseries is a solid work of period drama translated from Ken Follett's sprawling novel of the same name. ![]() Though the series first aired 12 years ago (and the book it’s based on debuted another 21 years before that), The Pillars of the Earth stands strong in 2022. ![]()
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