Despite its unoriginal name, the BBC One's new miniseries, Gunpowder, is actually based on the infamous 17th century assassination attempt commonly referred to as the "gunpowder plot", and it looks like it could be pretty solid. It helps that it stars GOT fan-favorite, Jon Snow, aka Kit Harington.
In a recent interview, Harrington said the following about playing the lead character:
"My mother’s maiden name is Catesby and my middle name is Catesby. It was always a kind of thing growing up …’you know you’re related to the leader of the gunpowder plot?’ I didn’t actually know a lot about Catesby. It was only by doing some research into the gunpowder plot, that I started to understand how these people worked."
Winter is coming, my friends, and by that, I mean that Game of Thrones will be ending in the next couple years. Hopefully this will fill the void.
The three-part historical drama based on the infamous 17th century gunpowder plot will premiere in the UK on October 21, 2017 at 9:00 p.m. GMT.
