Helen of Troy
Seen it?2003 | 1 seasons | 89 min | Action & Adventure, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a small audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans. If you loved Shōgun or Percy Jackson and the Olympians, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, hour-long episodes, about 3 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Paris of Troy goes to Sparta on a diplomatic mission and falls in love with Helen, the wife of King Menelaus. When lovers flee to Troy, the bloody seeds of a long war, sown by King Agamemnon of Mycenae, finally sprout, so an old prophecy is fulfilled.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Limited series that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 88K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Sienna GuilloryHelen of Troy
- James CallisKing Menelaus of Sparta
- Rufus SewellKing Agamemnon of Mycenae
- Matthew MarsdenAlexander / Paris of Troy
- John Rhys-DaviesKing Priam of Troy
- Maryam D'AboQueen Hecuba of Troy
- Daniel LapaineHector of Troy
- Emilia FoxCassandra of Troy
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- Nigel WhitmeyKing Odysseus of Ithaca