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Critic Consensus: Troy: Fall of a City never tries to reinvent the bronze wheel but succeeds in engaging audiences with both royal and divine intrigue, making for a highly enjoyable romp in the lost kingdom.
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Cast
as Paris
as Helen
as King Priam of Troy
as Hecuba, Queen of Troy
as Hector
as Odysseus
as Andromache
as Agamemnon
as Achilles
as Menelaos, the King of Sparta
as Trojan general Aeneas
as Cassandra
Critic Reviews for Troy: Fall of a City: Season 1
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The result is a series more competent than compelling.
From the bloody Caesarean birth at the start of the story, to the vivid depiction of ancient sports, this is a respectful, grown-up retelling of the myth.
Early enthusiasm is liable to fade in the face of the beige-ish characterisations and mundane dialogue with which [David] Farr has littered his stage, while a largely unknown cast lacking big personalities who might dominate the screen doesn't help much.
David Farr, best known for adapting John le Carré's The Night Manager, has chiselled this fresh take on one of the oldest stories of all.
Troy: Fall of a City is in the enviable position of feeling both cultured and entertaining at the same time.
There are several versions of this narrative on which to draw. But if only he had not made it all seem so tediously 21st century.
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