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Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands

Season 1
This spectacular drama reimagines one of literature's most enduring heroes, the great warrior Beowulf. In a place of spectacle and danger populated by both humans and fantastical creatures, Beowulf begins a journey that sees the mighty and capable man slowly reconnect with the notion of family and home.
201613 episodes
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Episode One
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    January 2, 2016
    44min
    TV-14
    Heroic legend Beowulf (Kieran Bew) gallops through the epic and mythical Shieldlands, to his childhood home of Herot, hoping to set right past wrongs. It's a race against time for Beowulf as he seeks to protect the town from a killer, be it human or beast...
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  2. S1 E2 - Episode Two
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    January 9, 2016
    43min
    TV-14
    Herot is bustling as the town makes preparations for the Gathering at which the next ruler of the Shieldlands will be elected. Koll, the deputy Reeve, joins Beowulf in the hunt for the killer and their enquiries lead them to the Golden Hall. A member of Rheda's riding party fails to return to Herot.
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  3. S1 E3 - Episode 3
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    January 16, 2016
    45min
    TV-14
    With Slean and Thane Scorann missing, Beowulf and Rate, Thane of the Varni, charge out into the forest in search of them. But with the Gathering fast approaching and Rheda's bid for leadership depending on the hope of the ever-loyal Scorann's vote, Beowulf questions whether their disappearance might be more than a simple coincidence.
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  4. S1 E4 - Episode 4
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    January 23, 2016
    45min
    TV-14
    It's the day of the Gathering. The fate of the Shieldlands is only moments away, but having lost some of her closest allies, Rheda's chances of becoming leader of these great realms and thus preventing civil war looks bleak and her worries escalate.
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  5. S1 E5 - Episode 5
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    January 30, 2016
    45min
    TV-14
    Our group continues their perilous journey to Mere to bolster the new treaty, but now without Roth to guide them, the dangers they face look far from over. As they tackle various assaults, the group's situation goes from bad to desperate.
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  6. S1 E6 - Episode 6
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    February 6, 2016
    43min
    TV-14
    Beowulf gets to work rebuilding the town's defenses--a need that becomes even greater when iron miner Greff is attacked by one of the most dangerous Mudborn creatures known to humans--a Troll.
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  7. S1 E7 - Episode Seven
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    February 13, 2016
    40min
    TV-14
    With Slean and his uncle Abrecan failing to warn Herot about the Wulfing Raider attack, the marauders arrive at the peripheries of an unsuspecting Herot and set their Barghest wolves free to terrorise the town.
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  8. S1 E8 - Episode 8
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    February 20, 2016
    43min
    TV-14
    Herot, in the mirth and merriment of preparation, readies itself for Slean and Kela's wedding celebrations.
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  9. S1 E9 - Episode 9
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    February 27, 2016
    42min
    TV-14
    With Rheda's new laws permeating the tribes, it's time for Abrecan to make a choice--whether to step aside and accept his sister's rule, or stand against her in a declaration of war.
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  10. S1 E10 - Episode 10
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    March 5, 2016
    44min
    TV-14
    With danger lurking in every corner threatening the Shieldlands, Herot's Huskarla patrol the forests looking for signs of the enemy.
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  11. S1 E11 - Episode 11
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    March 12, 2016
    42min
    TV-14
    Beowulf grapples with the revelation of Elvina's secret and the fact that he has fallen in love with her.
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  12. S1 E12 - Episode 12
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    March 19, 2016
    43min
    TV-14
    Rheda returns to Herot alone, with news of familial betrayal and that the fearsome Wulfing army are coming for them all.
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  13. S1 E13 - Episode 13
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    April 15, 2016
    43min
    13+
    The battle of all battles falls upon the peoples of Herot. Weapons forged, loyal and armed men, women and children brace themselves to wage a brutal attack with Beowulf helming their defense.
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Content advisory
Violencesubstance usealcohol usefoul languagesexual content
Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Julian HolmesJon EastKerric MacDonaldCilla WareColin TeagueStephen WoolfendenMarek Losey
Producers
Tim HainesKatie NewmanJames DormerStephen Smallwood
Starring
Joanne WhalleyEdward SpeleersWilliam Hurt
Studio
Esquire
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