Scripted series · Sky Atlantic
Britannia
No one wants to be civilized.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Kelly Reilly
Kerra
9 eps
David Morrissey
General Aulus Plautius
27 eps
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Divis
27 eps
Zoë Wanamaker
Queen Antedia
27 eps
Stanley Weber
Lindon
27 eps
Eleanor Worthington-Cox
Cait
27 eps
Hugo Speer
Lucius
27 eps
Annabel Scholey
Amena
27 eps
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Phelan
27 eps
Ian McDiarmid
King Pellenor
27 eps
Mackenzie Crook
Veran
9 eps
Gershwyn Eustache Jnr
Vitus
9 eps
Barry Ward
Sawyer
9 eps
Liana Cornell
Ania
9 eps
Callie Cooke
Islene
9 eps
Aaron Pierre
Antonius
9 eps
Joe Armstrong
Gildas
9 eps
Fortunato Cerlino
Vespasian
9 eps
Joseph Harmon
Innis
3 eps
Jodie McNee
Willa
3 eps
Rhys Yates
Julius
5 eps
Victoria Hogan
Brieta
1 eps
Laura Donnelly
Hella
2 eps
Ben Bradshaw
Elder 5
2 eps
Robert Ryan
Celtic Slave Master
5 eps
Billy Jenkins
Young Veran (voice)
1 eps
Judith Street
Village Lady
1 eps
Simon Darwen
Guard
1 eps
Caoilfhionn Dunne
Brearn
8 eps
Jacobi Jupe
Cyrus
8 eps
Alice Eloise Ling
Balgae Tribe Child Villager (uncredited)
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Britannia actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Britannia reads strongest on Spectacle, Character Depth and Bingeability.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
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
An epic drama set in 43AD as the Roman Imperial Army – determined and terrified in equal measure - returns to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia - a mysterious land ruled by warrior women and powerful druids who can channel the powerful forces of the underworld. Or so they say.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 27 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20189 episodes
7.5IMDbBest episode · S01E09 Pax Romana
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201910 episodes
7.3IMDbBest episode · S02E08 A Painful Truth
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
20218 episodes
7.6IMDbSeason 3 sees a radical transformation in Cait’s journey as the Chosen One with a decision that will tie her to the future of her war-torn people and their ravaged land. Aulus comes under pressure from a new and dark force, whilst Amena finds herself in a lethal Ménage à trois with both of them. Divis gets a new job which he despises, and Veran goes to the underworld and sees the future.
Best episode · S03E06 A Precious Asset
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E09
Pax Romana
The end appears to be close for the Cantii, and Aulus unveils how the Roman Empire truly conducts business.
S01E02
Secret Alliances
Having marked Rome's arrival with blood, Aulus sends envoys to parlay with the tribes of Britannia, while also looking to learn more about the Druids.
S03E04
The Big Vision
Aulus returns from his trip to the Underworld. Willa reveals that if Cait secures the Spear of The Silver Dawn then the tribes will be united.
S02E10
The Challenge
Veran and Harka face each other in a challenge only one of them can survive. Cait is forced to face her destiny.
S02E08
A Painful Truth
Aulus outrages Domitius with a confession and Andra discovers the truth about her family. Divis tries to use his powers on Love.
S03E06
A Precious Asset
Cait is shocked by the revelation that a traitor is in their midst. Hemple, still with Amena at the Villa, plans another feast to satisfy Lokka's hunger.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S03E03
War Chest
S03E05
Hemple's Machinations
S03E01
The Return of the Chosen One
S03E02
The Moon Tree
S03E04
The Big Vision
S03E06
A Precious Asset
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.
Executive production
- Rupert Ryle-HodgesProducer
Writing
- Richard McBrienWriter
Direction
- Rob SavageDirector
- Metin HüseyinDirector
- Susan TullyDirector
- Christoph SchreweDirector
- Sheree FolksonDirector
- Luke WatsonDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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