Labyrinth (miniseries)
Labyrinth is a historical television miniseries based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Kate Mosse. The setting jumps between modern and medieval France and follows two women played by Vanessa Kirby and Jessica Brown Findlay who are searching for the Holy Grail. Other cast members include Katie McGrath, Tom Felton, Sebastian Stan, Emun Elliott, Tony Curran, and John Hurt. Adrian Hodges adapted the novel for the series, which was directed by Christopher Smith.
The series follows two womenmedieval Alas Pelletier du Mas Jessica Brown Findlay, who lives through the Crusades and Cathar massacres in medieval France, and modernday Alice Tanner Vanessa Kirbyin their quest to find the Holy Grail. Alice, a volunteer at a French archaeological excavation, discovers the skeletal remains of two people in a cave, as well as a labyrinthengraved ring, which attracts the attention of unscrupulous individuals. In 1209, newly married Alas is living in Carcassonne, a stronghold of Cathars who have been declared heretical by the Church. Alas and her father are protecting three sacred books from the Crusaders that reveal the secret of the Holy Grail.The novel Labyrinth was written by English author Kate Mosse and published in 2005. It was the bestselling fiction title in 2006 in the United Kingdom and reached The New York Times bestseller list. The novel has also been translated and published inlanguages worldwide. ........
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