TVLine Items: Sean Bean Is Sheriff of Nottingham, Bridgerton Star’s Rom-Com Trailer and More
Robin Hood, meet your nemesis: Sean Bean (Snowpiercer, Game of Thrones) will play the Sheriff of Nottingham in MGM+’s series reimagining of the classic tale, our sister site Deadline reports.
As previously announced, Australian newcomer Jack Patten will portray the titular role in Robin Hood, which aims to bring “a modern energy to the classic tale of the roguish outlaw hero who stole from the rich and gave to the poor, and the epic love story between him and a courageous and daring Marian,” per the official synopsis.
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“Following the Norman invasion of England, Rob – a Saxon forester’s son – and Marian, the daughter of a Norman lord – fall in love and work together to fight for justice and freedom,” the overview continues. “As Rob rises as the leader of a band of rebel outlaws, Marian infiltrates the power at court, and both work together to thwart royal corruption and bring peace to the land.”
Per the official character description, this version of the Sheriff of Nottingham is “a statesman, a strategist, and a builder of Nottingham itself. A loving father, a politician, and cousin to King Henry II. He navigates the dangerous tides of power, facing not only an outlaw in the woods but also the ambitions of Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Norman Barons that surround him. Cunning and pragmatic, he is a man who rules with an iron hand, not out of cruelty, but an unshakable belief that the law, as Normans see it, must be preserved.”
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