Scripted series · BBC One
Atlantis
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Mark Addy
Hercules
25 eps
Jack Donnelly
Jason
25 eps
Robert Emms
Pythagoras
25 eps
Aiysha Hart
Ariadne
25 eps
Sarah Parish
Pasiphae
25 eps
Juliet Stevenson
The Oracle
25 eps
Jemima Rooper
Medusa
25 eps
Amy Manson
Medea
12 eps
Alexander Siddig
Minos
13 eps
Vincent Regan
Dion
12 eps
Lorcan Cranitch
Cilix
12 eps
Robert Lindsay
Daedalus
12 eps
Ronald Pickup
Orpheus
3 eps
John Hannah
Aeson
3 eps
Lucy Cohu
Circe
2 eps
Robert Pugh
Sarpedon
2 eps
John Light
Diagoras
2 eps
Mark Lewis Jones
Mac
1 eps
Anton Lesser
Kyros
1 eps
Jason Watkins
Crios
1 eps
Julian Glover
Eunapius
1 eps
Donald Sumpter
Tiresius
1 eps
Gemma Jones
Campe
1 eps
David Sterne
Dymas
1 eps
Ron Donachie
Theos
1 eps
Anya Taylor-Joy
Cassandra
5 eps
Josef Altin
Rizon
1 eps
Stuart Davidson
Atlantean
8 eps
Charlie de Melo
Guard
1 eps
Ken Bones
Melas
1 eps
Joe Dixon
Ramos
1 eps
Louis Maskell
Alcaeus
1 eps
Faye Brookes
Helena
1 eps
Karl Johnson
Itheus
1 eps
Hannah Arterton
Korinna
2 eps
Shelley King
Celandine
1 eps
George Savvides
Karpos
1 eps
Frances Tomelty
Anysia
1 eps
David Lloyd
Nereus
1 eps
Naomi Everson
Eris
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Atlantis actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Atlantis reads strongest on Spectacle, Bingeability and World Building.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A fantasy drama set in a world of legendary heroes and mythical creatures. Far from home and desperate for answers, Jason washes up on the shores of an ancient land. A mysterious place; a world of bull leaping, of snake haired goddesses and of palaces so vast it was said they were built by giants - this is the city of Atlantis. Aided by his two new friends, Pythagoras and Hercules, Jason embarks on a voyage of discovery, and salvation, which sees him brush shoulders with Medusa, come face to face with the Minotaur and even do battle with the dead.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 25 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Series 1
201313 episodes
6.4IMDbA submarine accident lands Jason on a mysterious island ruled by heroes and mythical creatures. With the help of new friends, will he find his destiny?
Best episode · S01E13 Touched by the Gods (2)
Season 2 · Complete
Series 2
201412 episodes
6.4IMDbAriadne turns to her most trusted friends, Jason, Hercules and Pythagoras, to help rescue the kingdom of Atlantis from the brink of collapse.
Best episode · S02E01 A New Dawn (1)
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E13
Touched by the Gods (2)
Jason and his allies are tested when Ariadne is accused of treason and sentenced to die.
- Directed by Jeremy Webb
- Written by Howard Overman
S01E09
Pandora's Box
When Medusa is kidnapped, Hercules is tasked with making a perilous journey to Hades.
- Directed by Declan O'Dwyer
- Written by Howard Overman
S01E12
Touched by the Gods (1)
Time is running out on Jason's pact with Circe. He has three days to fulfil her wish.
- Directed by Jeremy Webb
- Written by Howard Overman
S01E04
Twist of Fate
When the boys stumble across an abandoned package, they are left holding the baby.
- Directed by Alice Troughton
- Written by Richard McBrien
S01E07
The Rules of Engagement
Jason enters a brutal fighting tournament honouring Ariadne and Heptarian's nuptials.
- Directed by Declan O'Dwyer
- Written by Richard McBrien
S01E10
The Price of Hope
Trying to find Medusa, the heroes become ensnared in the blood sport of the Scythians.
- Directed by Alice Troughton
- Written by Howard Overman
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E12
The Queen Must Die
- Directed by Julian Murphy
- Written by Howard Overman
S02E10
The Dying of the Light
- Directed by Justin Molotnikov
- Written by Lucy Watkins
S02E09
The Gorgon's Gaze
- Directed by Lawrence Gough
- Written by Julian Jones
S02E08
The Madness of Hercules
- Directed by Lawrence Gough
- Written by Richard McBrien
S02E07
A Fate Worse Than Death
- Directed by Lawrence Gough
- Written by Howard Overman
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Howard OvermanWriter
- Julian JonesWriter
- Lucy WatkinsWriter
- Richard McBrienWriter
Direction
- Declan O'DwyerDirector
- Lawrence GoughDirector
- Jeremy WebbDirector
- Alice TroughtonDirector
- Justin MolotnikovDirector
- Julian MurphyDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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