All 12 episodes from the ITV series based on the epic poem. Beowulf (Kieran Bew) arrives at Herot to bid farewell to his former guardian and ruler of the kingdom, Hrothgar (William Hurt), only to find that he has passed away under suspicious circumstances. When a series of killings occurs throughout the kingdom it is up to Beowulf to seek out those responsible in order to prevent civil war breaking out amongst the discontented tribes. The cast also includes Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Joanne Whalley and Ed Speleers.