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Network: History.

Episodes: 18 (hour).

Seasons: Two.

TV show dates: December 6, 2017 — May 13, 2019.

Series status: Cancelled.

Performers include: Tom Cullen, Pádraic Delaney, Simon Merrells, Olivia Ross, Ed Stoppard, Sabrina Bartlett, Julian Ovenden, Jim Carter, Bobby Schofield, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Sam Hazeldine, and Nasser Memarzia.

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From creators Don Handfield and Richard Rayner, the Knightfall TV show is a fictional historical drama set in the Middle Ages. The story kicks off in the year 1291, as the Knights Templar lose their last Holy Land stronghold -- the City of Acre. The battle claims the lives of many of their order and the Holy Grail is lost, seemingly forever.

Fifteen years later, in...

History has canceled two of its scripted series, “Knightfall” and “Project Blue Book,” TheWrap has learned. Both shows aired two seasons on the network.

The decision comes as the channel’s only other scripted series, the long-running “Vikings,” is set to end with the second half of Season 6 later this year. However, according to an individual familiar with the matter, History is not looking to exit the scripted programming space, and the network does have additional scripted projects in the pipeline that have not yet been announced.

“Knightfall” wrapped its two-season run on the network last spring. Led by Tom Cullen, the series examined medieval politics and warfare of the Knights Templar, the most powerful, wealthy and mysterious military order of the Middle Ages. “Star Wars” star Mark Hamill joined the cast for Season 2.

The show, created by Don Handfield and Richard Rayner, was produced by A+E Studios, The Combine and Midnight Radio.

Project Blue Book fans will be left with a few questions after History cancelled the Aidan Gillen-fronted drama.

The second season of the UFO drama ended on March 24 with Gillen’s Dr. Allen Hynek searching for his colleague Capt. Michael Quinn, played by Michael Malarkey, who was evidently blown to bits by an underwater explosion.

However, the A+E Networks’ cable network has opted not to pursue a third season of the show.

The show was created by David O’Leary, who served as writer and executive producer alongside writer-showrunner Sean Jablonski, Zemeckis, Jackie Levine and Barry Jossen.

Produced by A+E Studios and Compari Entertainment, Project Blue Book is inspired by the personal experiences of Dr. J. Allen Hynek (Gillen), a brilliant college professor recruited by the U.S. Air Force to spearhead this clandestine operation — Project Blue Book — that researched thousands of cases, more than 700 of which remain unsolved to this day.

After putting their own spin on many a fairy tale, Once Upon a Time creators Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis are now ready to tell some Amazing Stories, in Apple TV+’s revival of the 1980s anthology created by Steven Spielberg.

Debuting Friday, March 6, the new anthology kicks off with “The Cellar,” which stars Dylan O’Brien (Teen Wolf), Victoria Pedretti (Haunting of Hill House) and Sasha Alexander (Rizzoli & Isles), followed by weekly releases. Subsequent episodes include, in no particular order, “The Heat,” “The Rift,” “Signs of Life” and “Dynoman and the Volt,” which features the late Robert Forster (Karen...

Apple TV+ will tell more Amazing Stories in just a few weeks, but you won’t have to wait that long for a glimpse at the forthcoming reboot.

In a new trailer released on Monday, the streamer offers a sneak peek of the first season’s five self-contrained episodes. Per the official logline, this version of Amazing Stories is described as a “reimagining” of the Emmy-winning original anthology (which ran on NBC for two seasons in the mid-1980s) that will “transport everyday characters into worlds of wonder, possibility and imagination.”

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History’s drama series “Knightfall” will return with its second season — which includes Mark Hamill — on Monday, March 25 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt, A + E Studios announced during the Television Critics Association press tour Sunday. But if you can’t wait that long to see Hamill trade in his lightsaber for a Medieval sword, you’re in luck, because History also dropped the Season 2 trailer.

The 2-minute, 16-second video teases Hamill’s debut as Talus, a battle-hardened Knight Templar veteran and initiate master who is tasked with preparing the next generation of men to proudly wear the red cross on their chests and become “God’s Executioners.” Based on the trailer, it seems Talus oscillates between giving out sage advice, and punching people.

Hamill joins series star Tom Cullen (Sir Landry du Lauzon) — who he punches in the face in the clip above, by the way — for the eight-episode Season...

History has set Monday, March 25 at 10 Pm for the season 2 premiere of its popular medieval drama series Knightfall from A+E Studios, Jeremy Renner’s The Combine and Midnight Radio. The date was announced Sunday at TCA along with the first trailer (watch above).

Mark Hamill makes his series debut alongside star Tom Cullen in the eight-episode Season 2 which embraces a more brutal view of this harsh time in history, and heads towards the ultimate demise of the Templar Order which occurred on Friday the 13th, 1307.

Knightfall goes inside the medieval politics and warfare of the Knights Templar, the most powerful, wealthy and mysterious military order of the Middle Ages. The series goes deep into the clandestine world of this legendary brotherhood of warrior monks to learn who these knights were, how they lived, and what they died believing. Season 2 focuses on themes such as power, redemption, revenge, betrayal, family, and...

Dominic Minghella.

Australian producers who lament the time and resources devoted to developing projects that don’t eventuate can take heart from Dominic Minghella.

Despite a stellar track record as the creator of Doc Martin and Robin Hood, the UK producer/writer says his strike rate is just one in six of all the projects he’s developed.

“I have been incredibly lucky, but what you don’t see are the projects I wrote which I was sure would work and didn’t work,” he tells If via Skype from his home in London. “Development isn’t fun.”

Minghella will be a keynote speaker at Screen Producers Australia’s Screen Forever conference in Melbourne this November, marking just his second trip down under. In 2008 he took part in Spark, the script development program by the Australian Film Commission run in conjunction with the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (Aftrs...

History has ordered a second season of its medieval drama series Knightfall, with Star Wars‘ Mark Hamill joining the cast and Aaron Helbing set as showrunner and executive producer. Also joining the Season 2 cast is Tom Forbes and Genevieve Gaunt (The Royals).

Starring Tom Cullen, Knightfall, from A+E Studios, Jeremy Renner’s The Combine and Midnight Radio, goes inside the medieval politics and warfare of the Knights Templar, the most powerful, wealthy and mysterious military order of the Middle Ages who were entrusted with protecting Christianity’s most precious relics. Knightfall goes deep into the clandestine world of this legendary brotherhood of warrior monks to learn who these knights were, how they lived, and what they died believing.

Hamill will play Talus, a battle-hardened Knight Templar veteran of the Crusades, who survived captivity for 10 years in the Holy...

“Knightfall” has been renewed for a second season at History, the cabler announced Monday.

In addition, Aaron Helbing has been brought on board as executive producer and showrunner on Season 2 of the Knights Templar drama, taking over from Dominic Minghella. Helbing was most recently an executive producer and writer on CW’s “The Flash.” His other credits include “Black Sails,” “Spartacus: War of the Damned,” “The Mob Doctor,” and “Mortal Kombat: Legacy.” He is repped by CAA.

The series has also added three new cast members for the second season. “Star Wars” vet Mark Hamill will play the role of Talus, a battle-hardened Knight Templar veteran of the Crusades who survived captivity for ten years in the Holy Land and is tasked with training the new initiates to the Order.

Tom Forbes will appear as Prince Louis, the violent and unpredictable son of King Philip and heir to the throne.

History has renewed the Knights Templar drama “Knightfall” for a second season, the network announced on Monday.

For the drama’s second outing, “Star Wars” star Mark Hamill will join the cast, and “The Flash” executive producer Aaron Helbing will take over showrunning duties.

Led by Tom Cullen, “Knightfall” tells the story of the Knights Templar, the most powerful, wealthy and mysterious military order of the Middle Ages who were entrusted with protecting Christianity’s most precious relics.

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Hamill will play the role of Talus, a battle-hardened Knight Templar veteran of the Crusades, who survived captivity for 10 years in the Holy Land and is tasked with training the new initiates to the Order.

Also joining the cast for Season 2 are “The Bastard Executioner” alum Tom Forbes as Prince Louis, the violent and unpredictable son of King Philip and heir to the throne,...

Exclusive: Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs, an Amazon Top Bestseller, has been optioned by Overbrook Entertainment and Don Handfield & Richard Rayner’s film and television shingle, Motor. A limited series is planned for what promises to be an epic story.

The book follows the tragic tale of conquest and defeat, of colonization and resistance, of empires won and civilizations lost — and of the violent confluence of two empires previously unknown to each other. It’s the epic account of Hernan Cortes, one of the greatest conquerors history has ever known, and Montezuma, the complex leader of the ancient civilization that he would oppose. Their stories culminate in the cataclysmic battle that would be the end of one world and the making of a new one.

“I can’t believe this story has never been told,” said Caleeb Pinkett of Overbrook, a company whose partners include Will Smith,...

History has slotted Wednesday, December 6 at 10 Pm for the premiere of its new drama series Knightfall, from A+E Studios, Jeremy Renner’s The Combine and Midnight Radio, and has released a new trailer. Created by Don Handfield and Richard Rayner, Knightfall goes inside the medieval politics and warfare of the Knights Templar, the most powerful, wealthy and mysterious military order of the Middle Ages who were entrusted with protecting Christianity's most precious relics. K…...

A fire at Prague’s Barrandov Film Studios has burned through the set of History’s upcoming scripted drama series “Knightfall.” The extent of the damage remains unknown, but it is believed to significant, according to an individual familiar with the situation. No one was injured, and only exterior sets were affected by the blaze Investigators have begun looking into the cause of the fire. Production on “Knightfall” is expected to resume on Monday. Also Read: Jeremy Renner's History Series 'Knightfall' Sets Cast “Knightfall” was created and is executive produced by Don Handfield and Richard Rayner, with...

Variety reports Tom Cullen will star in Jeremy Renner's Knightfall TV show on History. Knightfall tells the stories of the elite Crusade warriors, the Knights Templar. Renner will appear in the drama series. He is also executive producing, with creators Don Handfield and Richard Rayner. Production is slated for summer 2016.

According to the report, Cullen has been cast as the lead character, Landry, described as, "...a veteran warrior of the Crusades who becomes the leader of the Templars and serves as the driving force behind their quest to retrieve Christianity’s most prized relic: The Holy Grail."

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It’s been three years since History successfully entered the original scripted series arena with Vikings. Now the cable network is mounting a new scripted push, which includes with a 10-episode straight-to-series order to another historical drama, Knightfall, executive produced by Jerremy Renner who is expected to guest star and might recur. It will premiere in late 2016. The project, created by Don Handfield and Richard Rayner, was put into development in the spring and…...

Jeremy Renner is teaming up with History to develop the drama “Knightfall.” The project, which is executive produced by Renner, will chronicle the actual events leading up to and following the persecution, downfall and burning at the stake of the Knights Templar on a fateful Friday the 13th in 1307. A+E Studios is producing in association with Renner’s The Combine and Midnight Radio. Don Handfield (“The Founder,” “Kill the Messenger”) and Richard Rayner (“L.A. Without a Map”) created the project, and will executive produce along with Renner for The Combine. Also Read: ‘Kill the Messenger’ Review: Jeremy Renner’s...