Knightfall is a historical fiction drama television series created by Don Handfield and Richard Rayner for the History Channel . Filmed in the Czech Republic and Croatia , it premiered on December 6, 2017, in the United States. On August 13, 2018, History renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on March 25, 2019. In May 2020, it was announced that the series had been cancelled.
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78-462: A fire broke out at the backlot of Barrandov Studios, destroying the exterior sets for Knightfall , with an estimated damage of 100 million CZK (US$ 4.5 million). Only a small part of the set, representing a medieval city, was saved. The following Monday, shooting resumed at another location in the city. The fire affected the production schedule, but the production was not to be moved to another city, and would focus on street locations. David Minkowski,
104-474: A senior producer at Stillking Films , added, "In conjunction with our insurers and Barrandov construction, we are planning to rebuild the destroyed backlot set as soon as possible and complete filming in Czech Republic,. Filming for the first season wrapped in mid-December 2016. The filming of the second season wrapped on December 19, 2018. Other locations in the Czech Republic that were used for filming
130-532: Is an American television and movie writer and producer. Born to a Jewish family, Pinkner graduated from Pikesville High School in Baltimore, Maryland in 1983, Northwestern University in 1987, and Harvard Law School in 1990. He is known for his work on Alias where he served as executive producer. In 2006 and 2007, he worked as an executive producer and writer for the mystery series Lost . The Lost writing staff, including Pinkner, were nominated for
156-530: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Knightfall (TV series) Knightfall recounts the success, fall, persecution, and suppression of the Knights Templar , as orchestrated by King Philip IV of France on October 13, 1307. The series focuses on the fictional Templar leader Landry du Lauzon, a brave warrior discouraged by the Templars' failures in
182-546: The Holy Land , who is reinvigorated by news that the Holy Grail has resurfaced. In January 2016, History announced it had picked up Knightfall for a 10-episode straight-to-series, executive produced by Jeremy Renner . The series was conceived by Renner's production partner Don Handfield and Los Angeles-based British writer and journalist Richard Rayner . British writer-producer Dominic Minghella served as showrunner for
208-532: The Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2007 ceremony for their work on the second and third seasons of Lost . In 2010, he has an overall deal with Warner Bros. TV. Pinkner wrote Columbia Pictures 's The Amazing Spider-Man 2 script with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman . The film starred Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone , and was directed by Marc Webb . It opened in
234-453: The Templars. Knightfall was nominated for Best Fantasy Television Series at the 44th Saturn Awards . In May 2017, it was announced that A+E Networks had partnered with Titan Publishing to develop original novels and an eight-part comic book series based on the series. In 2019, a tie-in novel based on the series, The Infinite Deep , was released by author David B Coe. Jeff Pinkner Jeff Pinkner (born November 16, 1964)
260-576: The U.S. May 2014. He frequently collaborates with a tightly knit group of film professionals which include J. J. Abrams , Damon Lindelof , Adam Horowitz , Alex Kurtzman , Roberto Orci , Edward Kitsis , Andre Nemec , Josh Appelbaum , and Bryan Burk . In 2008, Pinkner began developing the FOX science fiction series Fringe , along with co-creators Alex Kurtzman , J. J. Abrams and Roberto Orci . Pinkner served as co-showrunner, executive producer, and writer (titles he shared with J. H. Wyman ) through
286-792: The first season. Knightfall recounts the fall, persecution, and burning at the stake of the Knights Templar , as orchestrated by King Philip IV of France on October 13, 1307. Minghella said that the Swedish film Arn – The Knight Templar was one of the main inspirations for the series. A Czech-American co-production presented by History, the first season of Knightfall was developed and produced by A+E Studios . Dominic Minghella, Josh Appelbaum , Andre Nemec , Jeff Pinkner , Scott Rosenberg , Barry Jossen, Jana Bennett , Douglas Mackinnon , Jeremy Renner, Don Handfield, Richard Rayner, and Sonny Postiglione are credited as executive producers, while Philip G. Flores acted as co-executive producer. The season
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#1732845181747312-416: The first, sixth and tenth episodes, Stephen Mark for the second episode, John Coniglio for the third and seventh episodes, Patrick McMahon for the fourth and eighth episode, Peter Mergus for the fifth and ninth episode, and Joe Sawyer for the fifth and sixth episodes, and cinematographer Christopher Manley. On August 13, 2018, it was announced that Knightfall was renewed for a second season. Aaron Helbing
338-402: The last five episodes. David Minkowski, Matthew Stillman and Cristina Verano acted as co-producers. The production team for the second season includes casting director Suzanne Smith, costume designer Diana Cilliers, composer Natalie Holt , production designer Ondrej Nekvasil, editors Garret Donnelly for the first and fifth episodes, Sang Han for the second and sixth episodes, Debby Germino for
364-515: The last week of June 2016 in Dubrovnik on Croatia's southern Adriatic coast, with Douglas Mackinnon ( Outlander ) as director. Set mainly around the Walls of Dubrovnik 's Fort Lovrijenac (St. Lawrence Fortress) and the bay of Pile, these scenes depict The Siege of Acre . PAKT Media offered their services, and over 140 Croatian film workers were involved with the production. Mackinnon served as
390-698: The principal director, handling most episodes. Metin Hüseyin and David Petrarca ( Game of Thrones ) also directed a block each. Knightfall was shot primarily in Prague , Czech Republic, with its base at the Barrandov Studios . Several exteriors imitating medieval Paris were built in surrounding suburbs and villages, including Průhonice , and Doksany . Streets in Old Town and Švihov Castle were utilized. Filming started on July 8. According to Barrandov CEO Petr Tichý,
416-544: The reviews praised the addition of Mark Hamill with one commenting that "the barely recognizable Star Wars icon carries every scene in which he appears". Inaccuracies in the series have been defended by the series' historical consultant, Dan Jones , as dramatic licence. He says the quest for the Holy Grail would have been recognised as myth by people in the Middle Ages, and is part of the legend which has since developed around
442-539: The rights in central and eastern Europe. History, which developed the original series, aired Knightfall in North America . On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes , season 1 had an approval rating of 55% based on 20 reviews. On Metacritic , the series has a weighted average score of 47 out of 100, based on reviews from 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". For the second season, Rotten Tomatoes listed only four reviews, with three favorable; two of
468-417: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Knightfall . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Knightfall&oldid=1242770639 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
494-439: The second season of Knightfall was developed and produced by A+E Studios. Aaron Helbing, Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, Scott Rosenberg, Barry Jossen, Rick Jacobson, Ethan Reiff , Cyrus Voris , Don Handfield, Richard Rayner and Jeremy Renner are credited as executive producers, while Russell Rothberg acted as co-executive producer. The season was produced by Michael Wray for the first three episodes and Nina Heyns for
520-636: The series included the Doksany Monastery, Točník Castle , Kost Castle near Libošovice , Zvíkov Castle and the Medieval Open-Air Řepora museum. A teaser trailer debuted on February 1, 2017, on History Channel , depicting a bloody Templar helmet. The series premiered on December 6, 2017. The second season premiered on March 25, 2019. The series was pre-sold to SBS in Australia. HBO , its subsidiary Cinemax , and FilmBox Premium also obtained
546-426: The studio was chosen partially based on the quality of the 15th-century interior they had previously built for Borgia . According to Tom Cullen , the main cast had a two-and-a-half week "boot camp" with French stuntman and fight choreographer Cédric Proust. Cullen had taken fencing classes in the past, but had not swung a sword in eight years. The total cost for the season was CZK 1.1 billion. On August 26, 2016,
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#1732845181747572-449: The third and seventh episodes and Heather Goodwin Floyd for the fourth and eighth episodes, and cinematographers Thomas Yatsko for the first, fourth, fifth and eighth episodes and Boris Mojsovski for the second, third, sixth and seventh episodes. In May 2020, it was announced that the series had been canceled. With the series' renewal, two new main cast members were announced. Mark Hamill
598-504: Was cast as Talus, an old Templar veteran of the Crusades who lived through a decade of captivity in the Middle East, and now tasked with training younger knights. One of his ex-students is Landry, once a master himself but forced to start over after breaking his vows in the first season. Tom Forbes was cast as Prince Louis, the violent and unpredictable son of King Philip. Genevieve Gaunt
624-528: Was cast in the recurring role of Isabella, King Philip's daughter and on her way to becoming the woman who history would call the "she-wolf of France". Gaunt replaced Sabrina Bartlett , who portrayed the princess in season one. Additional recurring roles include Irish actor Peter O'Meara as Chartres Temple Master Berenger, Underworld: Blood Wars actress Clementine Nicholson as Princess Margaret , Prince Louis 's wife, and Claire Cooper as Sister Anne. Production started with three days of filming during
650-605: Was hired as executive producer, writer and showrunner for the second season, replacing Dominic Minghella. Knightfall actor Simon Merrells confirmed that Spartacus: Gods of the Arena and Spartacus: War of the Damned director Rick Jacobson was also working on the series. The production hired a number of European directors for the second season, including Samira Radsi and Roel Reiné . The second season consists of eight episodes. A Czech-American co-production presented by History,
676-451: Was produced by Michael Wray for the first four episodes and Gideon Amir for the last six episodes. Jason Grote, Alex Shevchenko, David Minkowski and Matthew Stillman acted as co-producers, while David Elliot served as supervising producer. The production team for the first season includes casting director Debbie McWilliams, costume designer Diana Cilliers, composer Andrew Price , production designer Ondrej Nekvasil, editors Nathan D. Gunn for
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