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Filming has officially begun on ITVX<\/a>\u2018s brand-new Arthurian series The Winter King, which comes from Doctor Who<\/a> producers Bad Wolf and is\u00a0based on Bernard Cornwell\u2019s Warlord Chronicles.<\/p>\n With filming now underway, the cast has been revealed for the series, with The Control Room<\/a> and Agents of SHIELD<\/a>\u2018s Iain De Caestecker leading the show as a young Arthur, who at the start of the run has been exiled as the bastard son of King Uther.<\/p>\n Alongside De Caestecker, the series will also star SAS Rogue Heroes<\/a>\u2018 Stuart Campbell as Derfel, who transforms from left-for-dead orphan to the truest of all warlords, and I May Destroy You\u2019s Ellie James as Nimue, a priestess saved by Merlin because she can see the gods.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Eddie Marsan, known for The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe<\/a> amongst many other series and films, will play Uther, High King of all Dumnonia, and I Hate Suzie<\/a>\u2018s Nathaniel Martello-White will play Merlin, who is described as being \u201cpowerful\u201d and \u201ca politician\u201d in the series.<\/p>\n Be prepared to draw your swords. Bernard Cornwell’s The Winter King is in production\u2694\ufe0f https:\/\/t.co\/8NIkvFcONC<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Bad Wolf (@BadWolf_TV) November 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>