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Troy: Fall of a City is a British-American miniseries based on the Trojan War and the love affair between Paris and Helen. The show tells the story of the ... Troy:FallofaCity FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 2018British-Americanminiseries Thisarticleisabouttheminiseries.Forthefilm,seeTroy(film). Troy:FallofaCityGenreDramaHistoricalfictionFantasyCreatedbyDavidFarrScreenplaybyDavidFarrNancyHarrisMikaWatkinsJoeBartonDirectedbyOwenHarrisMarkBrozelStarring LouisHunter Aimee-FfionEdwards BellaDayne DavidThrelfall FrancesO'Connor TomWeston-Jones JosephMawle ChloePirrie JohnnyHarris DavidGyasi JonasArmstrong AlfredEnoch HakeemKae-Kazim ComposerRobinCoudertCountryoforiginUnitedKingdomUnitedStatesOriginallanguageEnglishNo.ofseries1No.ofepisodes8ProductionExecutiveproducersDerekWaxDavidFarrProducerBarneyReiszProductionlocationSouthAfricaRunningtime56minutesProductioncompaniesKudosWildMercuryNetflixDistributorEndemolShineUKReleaseOriginalnetworkBBCOne(UK)Netflix(international)Pictureformat2:11080iAudioformatStereoOriginalrelease17February (2018-02-17) –7April2018 (2018-04-07) Troy:FallofaCityisaBritish-AmericanminiseriesbasedontheTrojanWarandtheloveaffairbetweenParisandHelen.Theshowtellsthestoryofthe10-yearsiegeofTroy,setinthe13thcenturyBC.ItisnotanadaptionofHomer'sIliadorOdysseybutratheranoriginaltakeontheGreekmyths,andcoverssomegroundonlyalludedtointhoseworks.[1][2]TheserieswascommissionedbyBBCOneandisaco-productionbetweenBBCOneandNetflix,withBBCOneairingtheshowon17February2018intheUnitedKingdom,andNetflixstreamingtheshowinternationallyoutsidetheUK.[3][4] Contents 1Premise 2Cast 3Production 4Episodes 5Changesfromearlieradaptations 6Reception 6.1Ratings 6.2Criticalreception 7References 8Externallinks Premise[edit] Thestoryofthe10-yearsiegeofTroybytheGreeksistoldafterParis,theyoungprinceofTroy,andHelenofSparta,wifeoftheGreekkingMenelaus,fallinloveandleaveSpartatogetherforTroy. Cast[edit] LouisHunterasParis/Alexander[5] BellaDayneasHelenofTroy[5] DavidThrelfallasPriam[5] FrancesO'ConnorasHecuba[5] TomWeston-JonesasHector[5] JosephMawleasOdysseus[5] ChloePirrieasAndromache[5] JohnnyHarrisasAgamemnon[5] DavidGyasiasAchilles[5] JonasArmstrongasMenelaus[5] AlfredEnochasAeneas[5] Aimee-FfionEdwardsasCassandra[5] HakeemKae-KazimasZeus[6] ChrisFisherasDeiphobus[7] ChristiaanSchoombieasTroilus[7] AlexLanipekunasPandarus[7] JonathanPienaarasLitos[7] DavidAveryasXanthias LexKingasAphrodite AmyLouiseWilsonasBriseis IngeBeckmannasHera ShamillaMillerasAthena DiarmaidMurtaghasHermes ThandoHopaasArtemis NinaMilnerasPenthesilea[8] GraceHogg-RobinsonasHermione JovanMuthrayasKaidas LemogangTsipaasPatroclus Production[edit] TheserieswasfilmednearCapeTownandconsistsofeightepisodes.[9]ItiswrittenbyDavidFarr,NancyHarris,MikaWatkins,andJoeBarton,anddirectedbyOwenHarrisandMarkBrozel.[5] Episodes[edit] No.inseriesTitleDirectedbyWrittenbyOriginalairdateUKviewers(millions)1"BlackBlood"OwenHarrisDavidFarr17 February 2018 (2018-02-17)3.2Million[10] 2"Conditions"OwenHarrisDavidFarr24 February 2018 (2018-02-24)N/A 3"Siege"OwenHarrisNancyHarris3 March 2018 (2018-03-03)N/A 4"SpoilsofWar"MarkBrozelMikaWatkins10 March 2018 (2018-03-10)1.6Million 5"Hunted"MarkBrozelDavidFarr17 March 2018 (2018-03-17)N/A 6"BattleontheBeach"MarkBrozelJoeBarton24 March 2018 (2018-03-24)N/A 7"TwelveDays"JohnStricklandDavidFarr31 March 2018 (2018-03-31)N/A 8"Offering"JohnStricklandDavidFarr7 April 2018 (2018-04-07)N/A Changesfromearlieradaptations[edit] TheshowmakesanumberofalterationsfromtheoriginalGreektexts,aswellasdeparturesfromearliermodernadaptationsofthelegend.[11]Forinstance,itvilifiesMenelaus,proposesaresolutiontoBriseis'captivity,andomitsAeneas'identityasthesonofAphrodite.[11]TheshowalsoomitsthefinalreconciliationbetweenAchillesandAgamemnonfromtheIliad,insteadreplacingthiswithAgamemnonresortingto"ignobletrickery".[11]ItalsoreimaginesthecircumstancesoftheTrojanHorsestratagembymakingitfilledwithgrainforthestarvingcity,thusmakingtheTrojansmorelikelytobringitin.[11]Moresignificantly,italsoincorporatesmythsaboutthelead-uptothewarandaboutthebackgroundsofthemajorcharactersthatarenotfoundintheIliadandarenotnormallyincludedinmostmodernadaptations.[11] Oneoftheshow'smostradicalchangesfromearlieradaptationswasitsdecisiontoincludetheGreekgodsashuman-likecharactersplayedbyliveactorswhospeaknormaldialogue.[11]WhilethegodsaremajorfiguresintheoriginalHomericepics,eversincethemid-twentiethcentury,adaptationsoftheTrojanWarhavenearlyalwayseitherremovedthegodsfromthestoryorheavilyreducedtheirroleinit.[11]Mosttwenty-first-centuryadaptationsoftheTrojanWar,includingthefilmTroy(2004),AlessandroBaricco'sIliad(2004),MargaretGeorge'sHelenofTroy(2006),andAliceOswald'sMemorial(2011)omitthementirely.[11]Thegodsplayanactiveroleintheshowforthefirsthalfoftheseries,buttheyrecedeintothebackgroundhalfwaythroughafterZeusordersthemtostopinterveninginthewar.[11]ZeusdoesgivethiscommandintheoriginalIliad,butitisalmostimmediatelyviolatedandeventuallyrepealedentirely.[11] Themostcontroversialchangewastheshowrunners'decisiontocastDavidGyasi,ablackactorofGhanaiandescent,asAchilles[11][12]andNigerian-bornHakeemKae-Kazim,anotherblackactor,asZeus.[12]Thesedecisionsresultedinalmostimmediatebacklashasbothrolesaretraditionallyportrayedbywhiteactorsandhistoricallydepictedaswhite.[11][12]TimWhitmarsh,aprofessorofGreekcultureattheUniversityofCambridge,defendedtheproduction,arguingthathistoricalGreekswere"unlikelytobeuniformlypale-skinned",that"dark-skinnedNorthAfricansexisted"inancientGreece,citingMemnonofEthiopiaasanexample.Whitemarshalsostatedthequestionofwhether‘blackpeople’livedinAncientGreeceisitselfflawedastheancientGreeksdidnothaveaconceptof"race".[12]Headdedthat"OurbestestimateisthattheGreekswouldbeaspectrumofhaircoloursandskintypesinantiquity.Idon'tthinkthere'sanyreasontodoubttheywereMediterraneaninskintype(lighterthansomeanddarkerthanotherEuropeans),withafairamountofinter-mixing."[12]andthatthereisnosingle,absolutelydefinitiveversionoftheTrojanWarstory:"Homer'spoemsaremerelyoneversionandtheGreeksthemselvesunderstoodthestorycouldchange...There'sneverbeenanauthenticretellingoftheIliadandtheOdyssey–they'vealwaysbeenfluidtexts.They'renotdesignedtobesetinstoneandit'snotblasphemoustochangethem."[12] Reception[edit] Ratings[edit] Theshow'sratingswereadisappointmenttoitscreators.[10][11]DespiteitsSaturdaynightprimetimeslotandeachepisode's£2millionbudget,[13][14]thefirstepisodeairedtoanaudienceofonly3.2millionviewers,whileothershowsinthesametimeslothaveeasilysurpassed5million.[10]Byepisodefour,theviewershiphaddroppedtoonly1.6million.[10] Criticalreception[edit] OnreviewaggregatorwebsiteRottenTomatoes,theseriesholdsacritics'approvalratingof71%basedon15reviews,andanaverageratingof5.67/10,indicatinggenerallyfavourablereviews.[15]Thecritics'consensusreads:"Troy:FallofaCitynevertriestoreinventthebronzewheelbutsucceedsinengagingaudienceswithbothroyalanddivineintrigue,makingforahighlyenjoyablerompinthelostkingdom."[15] Ina16February2018reviewforTheIndependent,JacobStolworthypraisedtheseriesforitswillingnesstoalterthemythstoexplainorremoveillogicalaspects,[16]aswellasLouisHunter'sactinginhisleadroleasParis.[16]Healsopraisedtheshow'selaboratecostuming,"itslavishsetdesign,productionvaluesandsci-fisoundtrack",[16]commenting,"Viewersareimmediatelytransportedtoancientlocations(inactualitybeautifulCapeTown)insceneoneandneverrelents.Ifit'sescapismyou'rewanting,serieslinkaway."[16]Hecriticizedthefirstepisode;however,forseeming"tootame"inlightofthenumerousearlycomparisonstoHBO'sGameofThrones.[16] Inan18FebruaryreviewforTheGuardian,EuanFergusonpraisedtheshowforitsfaithfulnesstotheoriginalmyths[17]andforitsstrongportrayalofHelen,whichhestatedstoodinstarkcontrasttothedemureportrayalofthecharacterbyDianeKrugerinthe2004HollywoodblockbusterfilmTroy,whichhadstarredBradPittasAchilles.[17]FergusoncomparedTroy:FallofaCityfavourablytoGameofThronesandcommentedthattheshowwill"hopefullyexpungeanyresidualmemoriesofthe2004BradPittepic".[17]Hecomments,"...olderviewerscanmarvelatthesilkedlushnessoftheseasceneswhilerevellinginanoldtalewelltold,youngeronescanlearnalittle,aboutthenamesofthegods,andthefire-haunteddreamsofCassandra,andaboutmankind’sancientrushtowardsbetrayal."[17] AreviewfromthesamedaybyRupertHawksleyforTheDailyTelegraphtentativelypraisedTroy:FallofaCityforitsmorethoughtful,psychologicallycomplicatedinterpretationoftheTrojanWarinsharpcontrasttothe2004filmTroy,whichHawksleyderidedasa"shallowflex-fest".[18]Nonetheless,Hawksleycriticizedthecharacters'occasionallystilteddialogue.[18]Heconcluded,"Troy:FallofaCitymightjustbeafresh,psychologicallyknottytakeononeofthegreatesttalesofthemall."[18]Alsoonthesameday,CamillaLong,reviewingforTheSundayTimes,pannedtheshow,writing,"Troy:FallofaCity,areworkingoftheoldestdrive-byinhistory,issofarremovedfromanythingSophoclesmightrecognize,theyshouldhavenameditTheRealHousewivesofIlium."[19] Ina24FebruaryreviewforTheSpectator,JamesWaltondismissedthescriptas"pitchedsomewherebetweenaparticularlycornyHollywoodepicandaplaybyErnieWise",[20]whilethedialoguewaspronounced"staggeringlycreakyandendlesslybathetic."[20]Waltongoeson:"‘Howdidyoutwogettogether?’ParisaskedHelenandMenelausatthebanquetgiveninhishonour.[...]Impressively,thedialogueevenmanagedtodescendintoclichéwhennobodywasactuallyusinganywords—asinthescenewherethetwodefeatedgoddessesfromthebeautycontestwentforoneofthoseanguishedbellowsthatcausesallthenearbybirdstoflytheatricallyfromthetrees."[20] Areviewfrom28FebruarybyRachelCookeforNewStatesmanpannedtheshow,[21]complainingthat"allthemenlookasifthey'reinaCalvinKleinad",thatthedialogueisunrealistic,andthatitsportrayalofHelenandParis'srelationshipis"tediously21stcentury".[21]Cookeconcludes:"Thedialogueissorichlysiltedwithself-helpbanalities,wemightaswellbewatchingaMeghanandHarrybiopicasadramainspiredbythegreatestofallepicpoems.There'salsosomethingexceedinglycreepyaboutitsretro,soft-pornydirection(byOwenHarris);everytimeHelentakesashower,youhalfexpecthertowhipoutaFlake."[21] Inan8AprilreviewforIndieWire,SteveGreenecriticizedtheshowfortellingthesamestorythathasbeentoldthousandsoftimesbeforeandofferingverylittleinnovation.[22]Heconcludes:"Theresultisaseriesmorecompetentthancompelling.Thetinydiversionsfromthenormseemthrillingbycomparison".[22]Hedid,however,offerextendedpraiseforDavidGyasi'sperformanceasAchillesandJosephMawle'sperformanceasOdysseus[22]andfortheshow'screators'unusualdecisiontoincludethegodsintheshow.[22] InanunreservedlypositivereviewforBuffaloNewson26May2018,RandySchiffpraisedtheshowforitspaceandacting,[23]commentingspecificallyonHunter,Dayne,Gyasi,Mawle,O'Connor,andThrelfall'sperformances.[23]HealsolaudedtheportrayalofHelenasa"statelyandintelligent"womanwhose"deepdesireforindependence"isonlysatisfiedonceshegoestoTroy,wherewomenarevaluedjustasmuchasmen.[23]Healsoexpressedwondermentattheshow'sportrayaloftheGreekdeities,[23]writing,"Ifoundmyselfespeciallymesmerizedbytheshow'seeriepresentationofdeities:here,spectacularlypartisangoddessesstrutacrossragingbattlefields,whileaworld-wearyZeus(HakeemKae-Kazim)remainsresolutelyneutralamidstthechaos."[23] AndreaTallaritadefendedtheshowina28June2018reviewforPopMatters,arguingthattheshow'scommercialfailuremayhavebeenpartiallyaresultoftheviewingaudience'signoranceoftheoriginalclassicaltexts,whichtheshowtreatedwithsurprisingfidelity.[11]Shegenerallypraisedtheshow,statingthatithas"adignifiedlifeof[its]own",[11]butshecriticizedthedecisiontomakethegodslessinvolvedforthesecondhalfoftheseries,aswellasthefactthattheshowlimiteditselftoonlyincludeasmallnumberofespeciallyimportantdeitiesratherthanthevastpantheonappearingintheIliad,callingthisdecision"suchawastedopportunity".[11] References[edit] ^Hughes,Sarah(27January2018)."Enterthewoodenhorse.ButthistimetheTrojanstelltheirsideoffallofTroy".TheGuardian.Retrieved4November2019.OurstorydrawsnotonlyonHomerandtheGreekdramatistsbutalsoonShakespeareandChaucerandotherretellings.Wehavealsoinventedbits,andI’mentirelycomfortablewiththat–thesearelivingstoriesandeveryretellingaddsanotherlayertothemyth 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BaliusandXanthus Bias Calchas(prophet) Diomedes(kingofArgos) Elephenor Epeius Eudoros Euryalus Eurybates Eurydamas Eurypylus Guneus Helen(queenofSparta) Ialmenus Idomeneus(kingofCrete) Iphigenia(princessofMycenae) Leitus Leonteus Lycomedes Machaon Medon Meges Menelaus(kingofSparta) Menestheus Meriones Neoptolemus Nestor(kingofPylos) Nireus Odysseus(kingofIthaca) Palamedes Patroclus Peneleos Philoctetes Phoenix Podalirius Podarces Polites Polypoetes Promachus Protesilaus Prothoenor Schedius Sinon Stentor Sthenelus Talthybius Teucer Thersites Thoas Thrasymedes Tlepolemus Trojans Aeneas(royaldemigod) Aesepus Agenor Alcathous Amphimachus Anchises Andromache Antenor(king'sbrother-in-law) Antiphates Antiphus Archelochus Asius Asteropaios Astyanax Atymnius Axylus Briseis Calesius Caletor Cassandra(princessofTroy) Chryseis Chryses(priestofApollo) Clytius Coön DaresPhrygius Deiphobus(princeofTroy) Dolon Epistrophus Euphemus Euphorbus Glaucus Gorgythion Hector(princeofTroy) Hecuba(queenofTroy) 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DaretisPhrygiideexcidioTrojaehistoria(5thcentury) Hermoniakos'Iliad(14thcentury) MeninAida(1983) Translation EnglishtranslationsofHomer "OnFirstLookingintoChapman'sHomer" OnTranslatingHomer LiteratureVerse Priapea68 Aeneid(19BC) DebelloTroiano(1183) TheRapeoftheLock(1712) "TheShieldofAchilles"(1952) WarMusic(1959) Omeros(1990) Novels TheFirebrand(1987) BlackShipsBeforeTroy(1993) Troy(2000) Ilium(2003) Ransom(2009) TheSongofAchilles(2011) Starcrossed(2011) TheSilenceoftheGirls(2018) Stage Rhesus(5thcenturyBCplay) TheTrojanWarWillNotTakePlace(TigerattheGates)(1935) TheGoldenApple(1954musical) Films Helena(1924) HelenofTroy(1956) TheTrojanHorse(1961) Troy(2004) Television TheMythMakers(1965) InSearchoftheTrojanWar(1985) HelenofTroy(2003miniseries) Troy:FallofaCity(2018miniseries) Music KingPriam(1961Tippettopera) TheTriumphofSteel(1992album) "AndThenThereWasSilence"(2001song) TheOdyssey(Smithsymphony) Art Tabulailiaca AchillesandBriseis AndromacheMourningHector TheAngerofAchilles TheAmbassadorsofAgamemnoninthetentofAchilles TheApotheosisofHomer JupiterandThetis TheLovesofParisandHelen MenelaussupportingthebodyofPatroclus OrestesPursuedbytheFuries TheRevelersVase ThetisReceivingtheWeaponsofAchillesfromHephaestus StatueofZeusatOlympia Phrases "EvertoExcel" "Holdyourhorses" "Inmediasres" "Noblesseoblige" Other Warriors:LegendsofTroy(videogame) AgeofBronze(comics) SortesHomericae Heraclitus Weighingofsouls WhereTroyOnceStood Bloodrain Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Troy:_Fall_of_a_City&oldid=1080579489" Categories:2018Britishtelevisionseriesdebuts2018Britishtelevisionseriesendings2010sBritishdramatelevisionseriesEnglish-languagetelevisionshowsEnglish-languageNetflixoriginalprogrammingBBCtelevisiondramas2010sBritishtelevisionminiseriesTrojanWarfilmsTroyTelevisionseriesbyEndemolTelevisionshowsfilmedinSouthAfricaTelevisionseriesbasedonclassicalmythologyCulturaldepictionsofHelenofTroy2010sAustraliandramatelevisionseriesTelevisionseriessetinancientGreeceAgamemnonHiddencategories:ArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionisdifferentfromWikidataPagesusinginfoboxtelevisionwithunnecessarynameparameterBBCprogrammetemplateusingWikidata Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English Views ReadEditViewhistory More Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Inotherprojects Wikiquote Languages العربيةAzərbaycancaDeutschEspañolFrançais한국어ItalianoمصرىPortuguêsРусскийShqip Editlinks