For the filming of a new Robin Hood series that recently concluded in the landlocked nation in southeast Europe, IMANOVCIVillages and castles from came to life in a little town in Serbia.
Lionsgate Television’s 10-episode series about the person who, according to legend, stole from the rich to help the poor is anticipated to debut later this year on MGM+ in the United States and certain European countries.
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Recently, the Associated Press went to the scene in Simanovci, a town with a movie studio located nearby. The scenography and costumes, which transported the actors and the studio to the stony interiors of a candlelit castle with stained-glass lancet windows, were the result of extensive study for the series.
The producers claim that the beautiful, sweeping adventure provides a historically accurate look at how Robin Hood became a hero after becoming an outlaw.
In an interview, producer, director, and author Jonathan English—who was a major motivator for the project—stated, “We actually show the beginning of Robin Hood.” The story begins with him as a little boy.
Self-described as an avid admirer of all things medieval, the English were astounded by Robin Hood’s enduring appeal on a global scale.
A senior in Belgrade knows who Robin Hood is, and you can stop him on the street. He claimed that if you stop a teenager on the streets of Beijing, they will recognize Robin Hood.
In response to the question of whether the story is still relevant, countless English speakers stated that it is, most likely, more relevant now than it was even fifty or one hundred years ago.
“It’s a story about class and the ultimate tyranny of class,” he remarked, referring to those who think they can own everything, have everything, and control everything while everyone else can just, you know, go lost.” Although there have always been affluent people, the current generation is uber-rich. Furthermore, there is now a remarkable gap between the ultra-wealthy and the rest of the world.
The romance between Robin and Marian is at the heart of the show’s plot. Despite the fact that Marian is the daughter of a Norman lord and he is the son of a Saxon forester, they get together to fight for freedom and against injustice.
Lauren McQueen plays Marian, and Australian actor Jack Patten plays Robin. Together, the two portray Eleanor of Aquitaine, the English queen and Henry II’s wife, and the infamous Sheriff of Nottingham.
Prior to his third performance since graduating from theater school, Patten acknowledged that he felt anxious. His Robin is a typical 24-year-old who is dealt some quite challenging cards and is attempting to figure out where he fits in the world.
According to McQueen, young women who watch the series will find Marian’s role to be quite empowering.
According to showrunner and writer John Glenn, the series, which was filmed in several Serbian locales with hundreds of employees, is enormous even by Hollywood standards. In contrast to the popular British television series about criminals in 1920s Birmingham, he said the new show has a lot more Peaky Blinders tone.
According to both Glenn and English, they choose Serbia because to its first-rate staff and facilities as well as its natural beauty, which can be compared to medieval England.
Ancient forests are hard to find in England these days, the English claimed. The amount of unexplored wilderness is quite little.
