World Without End: Season 1

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Showcase | ReelzChannel | Season Premiere Date: September 4, 2012

Starring: Cynthia Nixon, Carlo Rota, Peter Firth

Summary: ReelzChannel picks up the sequel to the Starz's 2010 production Pillars of the Earth based on the novel of the same name by Ken Follett. The story begins in 1300, during the Hundred Years' War in the fictional English town of Kingsbridge.

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series, Action & Adventure

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E8. Checkmate
Air Date: October 23, 2012
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S1:E7. Queen
Air Date: October 16, 2012
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S1:E6. Rook
Air Date: October 9, 2012

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Robert Lloyd

Oct 17, 2012

World Without End is, to use a Python word, silly much of the time. But in a piece this big and busy, individual elements can stand out as enjoyable even when the whole is less than the sum of those parts. Read full review

David Rooney

Oct 19, 2012

An absorbing but rarely thrilling illustrated edition of Ken Follett's bestselling doorstop about 14th century England. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Oct 17, 2012

In this miniseries without end, there's not a single character with a shade of gray in his or her moral complexion. They're either all saintly or thoroughly despicable, and while I've looked ahead and know it doesn't arrive until the sixth hour, the plague can't come soon enough to suit me. Read full review

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SuRathanil

Jan 11, 2013

Good show if you like medieval stuff, this show is about as good as we medieval fans are going to get in this day and age. I am looking forward to a season 2, 3, and 4 or so on. I personally have enjoyed the show a great deal, but I am a older man with a love for medieval times.

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OneVoice

Nov 14, 2012

Not a bad show, but not really a good show either. It has it's entertainment value, and parts of it are quite well done, but what really killed it for me was the lack of depth from almost all of the characters. The bad guys have not even a scrap of morality, and seem to have basically noNot a bad show, but not really a good show either. It has it's entertainment value, and parts of it are quite well done, but what really killed it for me was the lack of depth from almost all of the characters. The bad guys have not even a scrap of morality, and seem to have basically no internal struggle with the tyrannical actions they take. They are un-relatable in every way, and more annoying than anything else. Overall though, it's worth checking out if you like good versus evil, loosely historical based epics, but keep your expectations relatively low.… Expand

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Jazzychef

Mar 14, 2013

watched pillars, thought it was pretty weak. read pillars thought it was weak also. ken follet, in my opinion writes poor characters,as matt rouche(critic) explains there is no moral ambiguity. to me his characters are hugely unrealistic through both pillars and world. follets strength is inwatched pillars, thought it was pretty weak. read pillars thought it was weak also. ken follet, in my opinion writes poor characters,as matt rouche(critic) explains there is no moral ambiguity. to me his characters are hugely unrealistic through both pillars and world. follets strength is in realising the true hardships of a time, and some meticulous use of research that make his books somewhat informative. unfortunately characters are really important on the screen, and they fall short of the mark. so what you get is some good sets, made real by some attention to middle ages history then fill this world with fairy tale good and evil characters. i didnt know how to take it. to me this series triesto do two different genres, and ends up doing neither particularly well. i realise ken follett is very popular, and im not saying he has no talent, but for me his fame is unwarrented. average books, average tv shows.… Expand

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Sven381

Mar 17, 2019

It's very sad. the better of the first two Kingsbridge Novels (didn't read the third yet), and they destroyed most of what was interesting about the Characters and cut nearly all of the interesting parts of the Story (and changed interesting and original storyparts like the Thomas LangleyIt's very sad. the better of the first two Kingsbridge Novels (didn't read the third yet), and they destroyed most of what was interesting about the Characters and cut nearly all of the interesting parts of the Story (and changed interesting and original storyparts like the Thomas Langley storyline to a ridiculus showcase).

I am very sad about that show and what it made of the novel ... Pillars of the world was much better… Expand

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strictlycovert

Feb 3, 2013

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After watching the first 15 mins of this show, I wanted to switch over to another channel. Do tv producers really think that the watching audience are dumb and shallow to think that nuns and women from medieval Britain had, perfectly shaped eyebrows, lipstick and other cosmetics.. The show is rather unrealistic, the storylines border on the pathetic. I wont be watching again. Dont bother with another series, its awful.… Expand

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dhyerwolf

Jul 5, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Do you like watching horrible amoral, insane characters triumph endlessly for 99% of the show? Do you want to see every obnoxious villain live long past their expiration point? Then World Without End is definitely the show for you. Featuring a quartet of some of the worse villains (a horrible combination of an idiot ruler, sociopaths, and nutcases) I've ever seen, the World Without End promises an eventual justice, but takes far too long too deliver it (beyond the point where any catharsis could be found in seeing their demise). A 0 might be harsh, but honestly, after sitting through 8 episodes of the moral characters being consistently **** on while evil characters get random lucky occurrence after random lucky occurrence was too much. I battle to think of who was the stupidest character, but I think the Queen takes the cakes. Starts the 100 Years War, believes nearly any story that evil underlings tell her and keeps ruling in power that the show makes clear she doesn't even have, the queen is the lynch pin of what really makes this hideous story run. Would not watch again, would not recommend, and truth be told, if this was the best writing Follett could do, he should probably look for a more simplistic profession.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 4, 2012
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  S1:E8. Checkmate
  Air Date: October 23, 2012
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  S1:E7. Queen
  Air Date: October 16, 2012
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  S1:E6. Rook
  Air Date: October 9, 2012
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  S1:E5. Pawns
  Air Date: October 2, 2012
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  S1:E4. Check
  Air Date: September 25, 2012
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  S1:E3. Prior
  Air Date: September 18, 2012
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  S1:E2. King
  Air Date: September 11, 2012
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  S1:E1. Knight
  Air Date: September 2, 2012