The BBC has released the first images from its upcoming eight-part historical epic, King & Conquerer.

The series stars James Norton as Harold, Earl of Wessex and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as William, Duke of Normandy, alongside Emily Beecham, Clémence Poésy, Eddie Marsan, and Juliet Stevenson.

King & Conqueror is the story of Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy, two men destined to meet at the Battle of Hastings in 1066; two allies with no design on the British throne, who found themselves forced by circumstance and personal obsession into a war for possession of its crown.

The series will debut on BBC One and iPlayer in 2025.