Juliet Stevenson (The Hour), Sarah Parish (Cutting It) and Mark Addy (Trollied) will star in the new Saturday evening show, which is created and written by Howard Overman (Misfits).

Other cast members include Jemima Rooper (As If), Robert Emms (War Horse), Aiysha Hart (About Time) and Jack Donnelly (Dancing on the Edge).

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Juliet Stevenson commented: “I am delighted to have joined the cast of Atlantis, and very excited to be working with the team. This genre is new to me, so I am looking forward to a great adventure.”

Sarah Parish said: “I am thrilled to be part of Atlantis. It’s a very exciting project and I can’t wait to start filming.”

Addy added: “I am very excited to be invited along on this epic adventure. The scripts bring to life ancient myths with such a vibrancy and sense of humour; I knew I wanted to be a part of it.”

Ben Stephenson, Controller of BBC Drama Commissioning, teased: “The fantastic cast announced for Atlantis is testament to the ambition and scale of Howard Overman’s scripts. Some of the UK’s best loved actors are joining our newest talent to take the BBC One audience to a rich and wonderful world where any adventure is possible.”

Executive produced by Merlin‘s Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy, the thirteen-part fantasy series begins shooting in Wales and Morocco next month and will launch on BBC One in the Autumn.

The official synopsis reads: “The city of Atlantis is a mysterious, ancient place; a world of bull leaping, of snake haired goddesses and of palaces so vast it was said they were built by giants. It’s into this strange, compelling realm that the young Jason arrives and an amazing adventure begins, bringing to life the vast store of Greek myths and legends re-imagined for a new generation in an action packed 13-part series.”

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