# Troy: Fall of a City (2018)

> Paris's secret affair with Helen ignites a chain of betrayals that drags Troy and its royal family into the Trojan War.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/62185

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 8
- Episode runtime: 56 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: drama, history, action
- Created by: David Farr
- Network: BBC One
- Cast: Louis Hunter, Bella Dayne, Chloe Pirrie, Christiaan Schoombie, Johnny Harris, David Gyasi, Jonas Armstrong, Alfred Enoch
- TMDB rating: 4.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5103758/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Tone: melancholic, sensual, tragic, tense, brooding

## What critics say

Audiences largely panned this single-season retelling of the Trojan War, citing its low rating and uneven execution.

## Synopsis

Troy: Fall of a City (2018) is a British historical drama miniseries created by David Farr for BBC One. Told from the perspective of the Trojan royal family rather than the Greek camp, it follows Paris (Louis Hunter), the son of King Priam, whose visit to Sparta as a guest of Menelaus turns into a fatal affair with Menelaus's wife, Helen (Bella Dayne). Their decision to flee together for Troy sets in motion a chain of political maneuvering, shifting alliances and personal betrayals that threatens the lives of both families and the city itself. Chloe Pirrie plays Andromache, Paris's wife, whose loyalty is tested as the household fractures, while Johnny Harris portrays Agamemnon and David Gyasi plays Achilles, both pulling the wider conflict toward open war. The engine of the story is a web of desire, pride and obligation, with each episode of this eight-episode limited series building dread as the political stakes grow. Set in the ancient Bronze Age Mediterranean, the production blends palace intrigue with brutal battlefield sequences and a grand, sun-bleached look. Its tone is melancholic, sensual and tragic, with a theme of love as the spark for ruin. Fans of Rome, Spartacus and The Tudors will find resonance in its mix of mythic spectacle and dynastic drama.

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