Alexandre
Dumas’ the Three Musketeers coming to
BBC America
by EVELYN ALTHEIMER-FAIN on 08/04/12
Great news for fans of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel
The Three Musketeers.
BBC One, and co-produced by BBC America, are bring the classic story the
television. BBC America announced today that they were set to co-produce BBC
One's The Musketeers in 2014. The Dumas’ classic inspired Adrian Hodges
(My Week with Marilyn) to write the ten one hour dramatic episodes
screenplay.
The Musketeers is a fresh and
contemporary take on the beloved story and characters created by Dumas. It
tells the story of a band of brothers, highly trained soldiers who are assigned
to protect King and country. Courageous, impulsive, ready to fight any battle,
if the cause is just. The series shares Dumas’ original 17th century setting
and will feature a fresh story each week across its 10 x 60-minute run set for
2014.
Image
by Maurice Leloir, 1894
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