There are several versions of this narrative on which to draw. But if only he had not made it all seem so tediously 21st century.

Full Review | Apr 17, 2019

Ultimately, however, it's precisely this over-amped drama that makes Troy such a guilty pleasure. Give yourself an episode or two to acclimatise to the cheesiness, suspend as much disbelief as you can, then let the swords and sandals carry you away.

Full Review | Apr 17, 2019

From the bloody Caesarean birth at the start of the story, to the vivid depiction of ancient sports, this is a respectful, grown-up retelling of the myth.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 17, 2019

Early enthusiasm is liable to fade in the face of the beige-ish characterisations and mundane dialogue with which [David] Farr has littered his stage, while a largely unknown cast lacking big personalities who might dominate the screen doesn't help much.

Full Review | Apr 17, 2019

David Farr, best known for adapting John le Carré's The Night Manager, has chiselled this fresh take on one of the oldest stories of all.

Full Review | Apr 17, 2019

Troy: Fall of a City is in the enviable position of feeling both cultured and entertaining at the same time.

Full Review | Apr 17, 2019

This is a good-looking show with a clear sense of what it wants to be and how it wants to go about re-telling this story.

Full Review | Apr 17, 2019

It's a shame that the show didn't garner more attention, as there's much here that's very interesting.

Full Review | Apr 17, 2019

[David Farr] has given us an intriguing, relatively faithful version of the Iliad.

Full Review | Apr 16, 2019

Yet, while the dialogue there was also a seamless combination of the portentous and the banal, Troy takes the process a whole lot further, with a script that seems pitched somewhere between a particularly corny Hollywood epic and a play by Ernie Wise.

Full Review | Sep 5, 2018

Troy: Fall of a City sets itself apart from 90% of Iliad adaptations by going behind those historic walls and giving us a great depiction of the tough decisions that were made causing the tragic downfall of a historic empire.

Full Review | Jun 11, 2018

I found myself especially mesmerized by the show's eerie presentation of deities: here, spectacularly partisan goddesses strut across raging battlefields, while a world-weary Zeus remains resolutely neutral amidst the chaos.

Full Review | May 30, 2018

The world of Troy: Fall of a City feels shallow. The action is limited to a few set pieces, which does not help and most of the characters seem one note, especially Paris and Helen.

Full Review | Apr 25, 2018

Slow retelling of classic tale lacks strong characters.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 10, 2018

The result is a series more competent than compelling.

Full Review | Original Score: B- | Apr 9, 2018

David Farr... has given us an intriguing, relatively faithful version of the Iliad.

Full Review | Mar 12, 2018

It's great fun, all this, but it's also a bit of a rushed mess, and I don't think we can completely blame the Greeks.

Full Review | Mar 1, 2018

It is all standard emotions and acting so wooden that if you gathered it all up you could surely make your own Trojan horse.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Feb 26, 2018

Certainly it looked good, stayed reasonably attentive to Homer's myth-making and had some decent playing from a largely unknown cast.

Full Review | Feb 26, 2018

The signs are that this eight-parter will get better and better.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 23, 2018