Tom Cullen will topline History’s upcoming series “Knightfall,” Variety has learned exclusively. The drama hails from exec producer Jeremy Renner.
“Knightfall” chronicles the mysterious but true accounts of the Knights Templar, the elite warriors of the Crusades. The first season will consist of 10 episodes.
Cullen has been cast in the lead role of Landry, a veteran warrior of the Crusades who becomes the leader of the Templars and serves as the driving force behind their quest to retrieve Christianity’s most prized relic: The Holy Grail. A fighter of remarkable skill and brave to the point of recklessness, his faith in God and in himself has been deeply shaken by their failure in the Holy Land. However, after years of lamenting the loss of the Grail, Landry’s hope reignites when news of its existence emerges, causing him to lead the Templars on a journey of mystery, faith and bloodshed to recover the artifact.
“Knightfall” chronicles the mysterious but true accounts of the Knights Templar, the elite warriors of the Crusades. The first season will consist of 10 episodes.
Cullen has been cast in the lead role of Landry, a veteran warrior of the Crusades who becomes the leader of the Templars and serves as the driving force behind their quest to retrieve Christianity’s most prized relic: The Holy Grail. A fighter of remarkable skill and brave to the point of recklessness, his faith in God and in himself has been deeply shaken by their failure in the Holy Land. However, after years of lamenting the loss of the Grail, Landry’s hope reignites when news of its existence emerges, causing him to lead the Templars on a journey of mystery, faith and bloodshed to recover the artifact.
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