45 minSeason 3 • Episode 8
LatestThe Sharrows' rivalry hits boiling point and Yeardley is set a huge challenge. Opechancanough makes a move that will forever change Jamestown.
The early 17th Century story of three courageous, dynamic women who leave their dark pasts behind in England, and make the journey of a lifetime across the ocean for a new life in America.
Costume
The bonnets are immaculate, the mud is authentic, the contrast slaps.
Acting
Sophie Rundle's eyebrow acting deserves its own Emmy category.
Writing
Bill Gallagher sneaks sharp modern observations into period dialogue.
Creator
Bill Gallagher
Sophie Rundle
Alice Kett
Niamh Walsh
Verity Bridges
Naomi Battrick
Jocelyn Woodbryg
Gwilym Lee
Samuel Castell
Stuart Martin
Silas Sharrow
Matt Stokoe
James Read
Burn Gorman
Nicholas Farlow
Jason Flemyng
Sir George Yeardley
Patsy Ferran
Mercy
Dean Lennox Kelly
Meredith Rutter
Max Beesley
Henry Sharrow
Claire Cox
Temperance Yeardley
Shaun Dooley
Reverend Michaelmas Winter
Abubakar Salim
Pedro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show filmed in Hungary because authentic Virginia swamp was apparently too authentic—even the mosquitoes were unionized.
Jamestown arrived pre-Handmaid's Tale saturation but post-Downton, carving a weird middle path: prestige production values with absolutely unhinged plot decisions.
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