The eight-hour ground-breaking series comes to television screens worldwide The Pillars of the Earth is a sweeping epic of good and evil, treachery and intrigue, violence and beauty. This William, Philip, the prior of Kingsbridge, Jack, the artist in stone work and Ellen, the woman from the forest sensuous, spirited and passionate story is set against a backdrop of war, religious strife and power struggles who casts a curse. At once, this is a sensuous and enduring love story and an epic that shines with the fi erce which tears lives and families apart. In that time, there rises a magnifi cent Cathedral in Kingsbridge. Against spirit of a passionate age. Follett masterfully weaves these stories through the political turmoil of 12th cen- this backdrop, love-stories entwine: Tom, the master builder, Aliena, the noblewoman, the sadistic Lord tury England, creating a relevant and viable world for today’s audience and for generations to come. Ken Follett Quotes What the critics say about the world premiere on Starz The Pillars of the Earth Ridley Scott „They really don’t make them like this anymore…Pillars “…thanks to a well-paced, good-looking production, an “This is one of the most elaborate productions I have builds a case for restoring the mega miniseries to its often slyly amusing script and a terrifi c cast, you will Published in 30 languages worldwide ever seen for television and it is also one of the best former glory.” likely have a good time.” mounted. Beautifully produced.” More than 18 million copies sold worldwide TV Guide USA Today Named Oprah Winfrey’s 60th Book Club Selection Ken Follett “…overfl owing with prestigious British talent and a lusty “Sexy, sinister and insanely addictive.” “I imagined it and wrote it, but I guess I never thought story…in short, everything people expect from their OK! Magazine Ranked 33rd on BBC’s 2003 ‘The Big Read’ I’d see it. And this is really how it would have been. premium channels…” as one of the top 100 books ever printed Everything is right… everything is exact.” Variety “Pillars…is done beautifully.” New York Daily News Chosen 27th out of the ‘101 Books to Read Before You Die’ Rola Bauer “It’s big…it’s the perfect…treat.” Ranked the third most popular book ever printed in “It’s a story that is engaging worldwide audiences New York Post Germany after The Bible and The Lord of the Rings and has the international appeal implicit in event programming.” Ian McShane as Rufus Sewell as Matthew Macfadyen Eddie Redmayne Hayley Atwell Sarah Parish as Natalia Wörner Sam Claflin as David Oakes as Tony Curran as Donald Sutherland Alison Pill “Waleran Bigod” “Tom Builder” as “Prior Philip” as “Jack” as “Aliena” “Regan Hamleigh” as “Ellen” “Richard” “William Hamleigh” “King Stephen” as “Bartholomew” as “Queen Maud” Pirates of the The Tourist The Three Musketeers Tess of the Captain America: Mistresses Storm Tide Pirates of the The Borgias The Adventures of The Eagle Scott Pilgrim vs Caribbean: D’Urbervilles The First Avenger Caribbean: Tintin: The Secret of the World John Adams Robin Hood The Wedding Date Miss Texas Trinity Dirty Sexy Money On Stranger Tides On Stranger Tides the Unicorn The Other Boleyn Girl The Duchess Milk The Illusionist Pride and Prejudice Cutting it Experiment Bootcamp Walter’s War The Italian Job Deadwood The Lost Future Underworld: The Good Shepherd Any Human Heart In Treatment Evolution Sexy Beast Any Human Heart Gladiator [email protected] www.studiocanaltvseries.com [email protected] Phone +49 (89) 96 22 83 00 83 22 96 (89) +49 Phone Sonnenstrasse 14, 80331 Munich, Germany Munich, 80331 14, Sonnenstrasse THEIR SPIRIT INSPIRED A NATION A INSPIRED SPIRIT THEIR Worldwide Distribution Distribution Worldwide www.studiocanaltvseries.com www.ken-follett.com and Rufus Sewell (Tom Builder) (Tom Sewell Rufus and Behind the scenes with Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (Director) (Director) Mimica-Gezzan Sergio with scenes the Behind The Monks and the Builders at the Stone Quarry Stone the at Builders the and Monks The Photocredit: Egon Endrenyi Egon Photocredit: Burning of the fl eece fair at Kingsbridge at fair eece fl the of Burning at Lincoln Field Lincoln at Behind the scenes scenes the Behind present Scott Free Films Films Free Scott ProSiebenSat.1 Media Media ProSiebenSat.1 and Muse Entertainment Entertainment Muse Productions Tandem and in association with association in The eight-hour ground-breaking series comes to television screens worldwide The Pillars of the Earth is a sweeping epic of good and evil, treachery and intrigue, violence and beauty. This William, Philip, the prior of Kingsbridge, Jack, the artist in stone work and Ellen, the woman from the forest sensuous, spirited and passionate story is set against a backdrop of war, religious strife and power struggles who casts a curse. At once, this is a sensuous and enduring love story and an epic that shines with the fi erce which tears lives and families apart. In that time, there rises a magnifi cent Cathedral in Kingsbridge. Against spirit of a passionate age. Follett masterfully weaves these stories through the political turmoil of 12th cen- this backdrop, love-stories entwine: Tom, the master builder, Aliena, the noblewoman, the sadistic Lord tury England, creating a relevant and viable world for today’s audience and for generations to come. Ken Follett Quotes What the critics say about the world premiere on Starz The Pillars of the Earth Ridley Scott „They really don’t make them like this anymore…Pillars “…thanks to a well-paced, good-looking production, an “This is one of the most elaborate productions I have builds a case for restoring the mega miniseries to its often slyly amusing script and a terrifi c cast, you will Published in 30 languages worldwide ever seen for television and it is also one of the best former glory.” likely have a good time.” mounted. Beautifully produced.” More than 18 million copies sold worldwide TV Guide USA Today Named Oprah Winfrey’s 60th Book Club Selection Ken Follett “…overfl owing with prestigious British talent and a lusty “Sexy, sinister and insanely addictive.” “I imagined it and wrote it, but I guess I never thought story…in short, everything people expect from their OK! Magazine Ranked 33rd on BBC’s 2003 ‘The Big Read’ I’d see it. And this is really how it would have been. premium channels…” as one of the top 100 books ever printed Everything is right… everything is exact.” Variety “Pillars…is done beautifully.” New York Daily News Chosen 27th out of the ‘101 Books to Read Before You Die’ Rola Bauer “It’s big…it’s the perfect…treat.” Ranked the third most popular book ever printed in “It’s a story that is engaging worldwide audiences New York Post Germany after The Bible and The Lord of the Rings and has the international appeal implicit in event programming.” Ian McShane as Rufus Sewell as Matthew Macfadyen Eddie Redmayne Hayley Atwell Sarah Parish as Natalia Wörner Sam Claflin as David Oakes as Tony Curran as Donald Sutherland Alison Pill “Waleran Bigod” “Tom Builder” as “Prior Philip” as “Jack” as “Aliena” “Regan Hamleigh” as “Ellen” “Richard” “William Hamleigh” “King Stephen” as “Bartholomew” as “Queen Maud” Pirates of the The Tourist The Three Musketeers Tess of the Captain America: Mistresses Storm Tide Pirates of the The Borgias The Adventures of The Eagle Scott Pilgrim vs Caribbean: D’Urbervilles The First Avenger Caribbean: Tintin: The Secret of the World John Adams Robin Hood The Wedding Date Miss Texas Trinity Dirty Sexy Money On Stranger Tides On Stranger Tides the Unicorn The Other Boleyn Girl The Duchess Milk The Illusionist Pride and Prejudice Cutting it Experiment Bootcamp Walter’s War The Italian Job Deadwood The Lost Future Underworld: The Good Shepherd Any Human Heart In Treatment Evolution Sexy Beast Any Human Heart Gladiator [email protected] www.studiocanaltvseries.com [email protected] Phone +49 (89) 96 22 83 00 83 22 96 (89) +49 Phone Sonnenstrasse 14, 80331 Munich, Germany Munich, 80331 14, Sonnenstrasse THEIR SPIRIT INSPIRED A NATION A INSPIRED SPIRIT THEIR Worldwide Distribution Distribution Worldwide www.studiocanaltvseries.com www.ken-follett.com and Rufus Sewell (Tom Builder) (Tom Sewell Rufus and Behind the scenes with Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (Director) (Director) Mimica-Gezzan Sergio with scenes the Behind The Monks and the Builders at the Stone Quarry Stone the at Builders the and Monks The Photocredit: Egon Endrenyi Egon Photocredit: Burning of the fl eece fair at Kingsbridge at fair eece fl the of Burning at Lincoln Field Lincoln at Behind the scenes scenes the Behind present Scott Free Films Films Free Scott ProSiebenSat.1 Media Media ProSiebenSat.1 and Muse Entertainment Entertainment Muse Productions Tandem and in association with association in The eight-hour ground-breaking series comes to television screens worldwide The Pillars of the Earth is a sweeping epic of good and evil, treachery and intrigue, violence and beauty. This William, Philip, the prior of Kingsbridge, Jack, the artist in stone work and Ellen, the woman from the forest sensuous, spirited and passionate story is set against a backdrop of war, religious strife and power struggles who casts a curse. At once, this is a sensuous and enduring love story and an epic that shines with the fi erce which tears lives and families apart. In that time, there rises a magnifi cent Cathedral in Kingsbridge. Against spirit of a passionate age. Follett masterfully weaves these stories through the political turmoil of 12th cen- this backdrop, love-stories entwine: Tom, the master builder, Aliena, the noblewoman, the sadistic Lord tury England, creating a relevant and viable world for today’s audience and for generations to come.