Troy- Fall Of A City - Season 1 -

When it comes to the Trojan War, most of us picture the Hollywood sheen of Wolfgang Petersen’s 2004 Troy or the high-school fatigue of translating Homer’s Iliad . However, the BBC and Netflix collaboration aimed to strip away the cinematic polish to deliver something far more visceral, psychological, and controversial.

The narrative heavily weights the psychological toll on both sides. In Troy, King Priam (David Gyasi) and Queen Hecuba (Frances O'Connor) struggle to protect their family while dealing with the fallout of Paris's actions. On the Greek side, the volatile alliance between Agamemnon and the legendary warrior Achilles (David Gyasi) threatens to tear the invading army apart from within. Troy- Fall Of A City - Season 1