Where was Beowulf series filmed?
Filming on the series began in April 2015 in Weardale, County Durham. The main outdoor set was built on the site of a former cement works south of Eastgate, which is west of Stanhope. Filming also took place across Northumberland, and a film crew was spotted on the beach at Bamburgh in late April.
Why did Beowulf get Cancelled?
The cancellation of Beowulf followed ITV’s decision to not renew its other big Sunday night drama hope, Jekyll and Hyde, which also only got one series. Both shows were cancelled after ITV struggled to find a replacement for Downton Abbey, which ended its run on Christmas Day 2015.
Is Beowulf a good show?
For fans of fantasy, this might be worth a try. If you can get past its unwieldy title, Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands works terrifically well as family viewing – or a fantasy epic for the mildly squeamish. This first episode suggests that the series will be an interesting mix of the innovative and the traditional.
How many seasons of Beowulf are there?
Beowulf shall return to the Shieldlands, no more. C21 Media reports ITV has cancelled its Beowulf TV series after the first season.
Is Beowulf an animated movie?
Beowulf is a 2007 3D computer-animated fantasy action film directed and co-produced by Robert Zemeckis, written by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary and based on the Old English epic poem of the same name.
Are geats Goths?
The Geats (/ɡiːts, ˈɡeɪəts, jæts/ GHEETS, GAY-əts, YATS; Old English: gēatas [ˈjæɑtɑs]; Old Norse: gautar [ˈɡɑu̯tɑr]; Swedish: götar [ˈjø̌ːtar]), sometimes called Goths, were a large North Germanic tribe who inhabited Götaland (“land of the Geats”) in modern southern Sweden from antiquity until the late Middle Ages.
Is Beowulf prince of the geats?
Beowulf is a prince of the Geats, a Germanic tribe, who comes to the help of Hrothgar, King of the Danes, attacked by a monster called Grendel.