Limited series · BBC One
Troy: Fall of a City
Love Is War
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Louis Hunter
Paris
8 eps
Bella Dayne
Helen
8 eps
David Threlfall
King Priam
8 eps
Frances O'Connor
Hecuba
8 eps
Tom Weston-Jones
Hector
8 eps
Joseph Mawle
Odysseus
8 eps
Chloe Pirrie
Andromache
8 eps
Johnny Harris
Agamemnon
8 eps
David Gyasi
Achilles
8 eps
Jonas Armstrong
Menelaus
8 eps
Alfred Enoch
Aeneas
8 eps
Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Cassandra
8 eps
Inge Beckmann
Hera
8 eps
Lex King
Aphrodite
8 eps
Deon Lee-Williams
Hesion
8 eps
Toni Jean Erasmus
Woman
1 eps
Susan Danford
Midwife Minoa
3 eps
Lara Adine Lipschitz
Helen's Sparta Serving Woman
3 eps
Megan Furniss
Cassandra's Nurse
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Troy: Fall of a City actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Troy: Fall of a City reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
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.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A rich story of love, intrigue, betrayal and belonging told from the perspective of the Trojan royal family at the heart of the siege of Troy.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01 · Signature episode
Black Blood
Following a fateful encounter with the gods, the life of young herdsman Paris changes forever. At the Troy city games, he discovers something extraordinary, and on a trip to Sparta, he falls in love with unpredictable and far-reaching consequences.
- Directed by Owen Harris
- Written by David Farr
S01E08 · Signature episode
Offering
The Trojans are stunned to discover that all that remains of the Greek army in Troy is an offering to the gods in the form of a wooden horse. They believe the war may finally be over, and celebrations begin. But perhaps too soon.
- Directed by John Strickland
- Written by David Farr
S01E06 · Signature episode
Battle on the Beach
The Trojans receive a message from the gods and embark on a daring raid with new allies. Helen's situation remains precarious. Achilles is provoked into returning to battle.
- Directed by Mark Brozel
- Written by Joe Barton
S01E07 · Signature episode
Twelve Days
King Priam takes his life into his hands to visit Achilles and a truce is agreed, but will it hold? Helen faces a personal crisis as her relationship with Paris comes under strain.
- Directed by John Strickland
- Written by David Farr
S01E05 · Signature episode
Hunted
Paris is hunted by the Greeks and returns to his former life, leaving Helen without an ally in Troy just as Pandarus's investigation gathers momentum. The Trojans attempt to take advantage of the divisions within the Greek camp.
- Directed by Mark Brozel
- Written by David Farr
S01E03
Siege
With the Greeks' grip on the city tightening, Hector and Paris embark on a dangerous journey to a nearby ally to ask for help. Relying on each other for survival tests and strengthens their bond, but a familiar face reappears to tell Hector the disturbing truth about his brother.
- Directed by Owen Harris
- Written by David Farr
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E08 · Signature episode
Offering
- Directed by John Strickland
- Written by David Farr
S01E07 · Signature episode
Twelve Days
- Directed by John Strickland
- Written by David Farr
S01E06 · Signature episode
Battle on the Beach
- Directed by Mark Brozel
- Written by Joe Barton
S01E05 · Signature episode
Hunted
- Directed by Mark Brozel
- Written by David Farr
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
- Christopher AirdExecutive Producer
- Derek WaxExecutive Producer
- David FarrExecutive Producer
Writing
- Joe BartonWriter
- David FarrWriter
Direction
- John StricklandDirector
- Owen HarrisDirector
- Mark BrozelDirector
Music
- Robin CoudertOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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