King & Conqueror - first look at BBC's starry 1066 drama

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau plays William of Normandy, with James Norton as Harold, Earl of Wessex in the eight-part historical epic.

It’s a story we all grew up on, Vikings, Normans, and an almighty battle to decide who would sit on the throne of England.

While the ultimate victor won’t be a surprise, the forthcoming historical drama King & Conqueror promises to tell the stories of the two men who were fated to meet each other at Hastings in 1066.

With the eight-part drama landing on our screens in 2025, the BBC have shared a batch of first-look images:

William, Duke of Normandy (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau)(Image: Lilja Jons)

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones) stars as William, Duke of Normandy

Earl of Wessex (James Norton)(Image: Lilja Jons)

Opposite James Norton (Playing Nice) who is Harold, Earl of Essex.

King & Conqueror - Tostig (Luther Ford) and Edith Swan-neck (Emily Beecham) — Tostig (Luther Ford) and Edith Swan-neck (Emily Beecham) (Image: Lilja Jons)

The cast also includes Emily Beecham (The Pursuit of Love) as Edith Swan-neck…

King & Conqueror - Odo (Léo Legrand), Matilda (Clémence Poésy) and Baldwin (Oliver Masucci) — Odo (Léo Legrand), Matilda (Clémence Poésy) and Baldwin (Oliver Masucci) (Image: Juliette Rowland)

and Clémence Poésy (The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon) as Matilda of Flanders.

Wider cast

The series also stars Eddie Marsan as King Edward, Juliet Stevenson as Lady Emma, Jean-Marc Barr as King Henry, Luther Ford as Tostig, Geoff Bell as Godwin, Elliott Cowan as Sweyn, Bo Bragason as Queen Gunhild, Bjarne Henriksen as Earl Siward, Oliver Masucci as Baldwin, Clare Holman as Gytha, Elander Moore as Morcar, Indy Lewis as Margaret, Jason Forbes as Thane Thomas, Ingvar Sigurdsson as Fitzosbern, Ines Asserson as Judith, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson as Hardrada and Léo Legrand as Odo.

From writer Michael Robert Johnson (Sherlock Holmes, The Frankenstein Chronicles), the show is produced by The Development Partnership, Rabbit Track Pictures, Shepherd Content, RVK Studios and CBS Studios, in association with the BBC.

We’ll keep you posted on King & Conqueror.