Britannia: Season 1

TV-MA

2018

Created by Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth
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9 episodes
Action
Drama
Fantasy

Set in 43AD, this fantasy action series depicts the raging war between the Roman Imperial Army and the Celtic heart... More

Set in 43AD, this fantasy action series depicts the raging war between the Roman Imperial Army and the Celtic heart of Britannia.

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Where to watch Britannia: Season 1

Britannia: Season 1 is available to stream in New Zealand... More now on TVNZ+.

Britannia: Season 1 episodes

Episode 1

In 43 AD, a nation is rocked by the arrival... More of an Empire.

Episode 2

Having marked Rome's arrival with blood, Aulus sends envoys to... More parlay with the tribes of Britannia, while also looking to learn more about the Druids.

Episode 3

Aulus is reborn, but his destiny remains unclear. Cait is... More able to locate her father, but she can't free him from the Roman camp alone.

Episode 4

King Pellanor disowns Kerra and leaves her life in the... More hands of the Druids. But the gods' judgement is not what he expected.

Episode 5

The gods have spoken, but Kerra must decide if she... More will accept their ruling. Antedia seals an alliance with Rome - on one condition.

Episode 6

After their long ordeal, Cait and her father finally arrive... More at the safety of the Cantii citadel, but a demon is on her trail.

Episode 7

Cait and her father seek shelter in the ruins of... More their old home, where she is visited by someone she never expected to see again.

Episode 8

The battle of wills between Kerra and Antedia intensifies, as... More the Regni play their trump card. Aulus enlists deadly exiles to find Cait.

Episode 9

The end appears to be close for the Cantii, and... More Aulus unveils how the Roman Empire truly conducts business.

Britannia: Season 1 | Ratings & Reviews

76_%37 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
70_%78 reviews
Audience score rating

"Britannia can't seem to decide whether it's trying to be deathly serious or played for laughs."

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Empire Magazine

"The female characters are fantastically strong..."

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Financial Times

"It definitely won't be everyone's cup of tea, but it is a bit of a riot."

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The Times

"Seriously, this series - whose creators include Jez Butterworth, a co-screenwriter of the Whitey Bulger drama "Black Mass" - is a fabulous, stupid mess."

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Boston Globe

"Several of the characters and performers make their presence felt early on - most entertainingly, Nikolaj Lie Kaas."

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Wall Street Journal

"In episode 1 at least, Britannia struggles to prove itself to the American company it keeps on Sky Atlantic."

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Independent

"Wild and sharp and terrific. And did I mention loopy?"

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The Guardian

"The Britannia cast plays it terribly straight for the most part, and fortunately that doesn't get in the way of its bizarre swagger."

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Salon

"What's fun so far is the way a nonchalant 21st-century sensibility is teleported back to 43 AD."

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Daily Telegraph

"The acting, directing, scripting are all fine, sometimes they are very good, but the show has yet to really take off, although the potential is there."

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