World Without End

World Without End is an eight-episode 2012 television miniseries based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Ken Follett. It is a sequel to the 2010 miniseries The Pillars of the Earth, also based on a Follett novel. World Without End is set 150 years after The Pillars of the Earth and chronicles the experiences of the English town of Kingsbridge during the start of the Hundred Years' War and the outbreak of the Black Death. The cast is led by Cynthia Nixon, Miranda Richardson, Ben Chaplin, Peter Firth, Charlotte Riley, and Tom Weston-Jones. The miniseries differs significantly from the novel in both the plot and characterizations. Filming took place in Hungary, Slovakia and Austria. John Pielmeier adapted the screenplay and Michael Caton-Jones directed all eight episodes. Overview Set in England during the 14th century, the series chronicles the lives of ordinary medieval subjects. Edward III leads the nation into the Hundred Years' War with France, while Europe faced the Black Death. Caris (Charlotte Riley), a visionary woman, and her lover Merthin (Tom Weston-Jones) build a community that stands up to the crown and the church. Cast and characters Ben Chaplin as King Edward II / Sir Thomas Langley Charlotte Riley as Caris Wooler Nora von Waldstätten as Gwenda Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Ralph Fitzgerald Rupert Evans as Godwyn Tom Weston-Jones as Merthin Fitzgerald Cynthia Nixon as Petranilla Tom Cullen as Wulfric Blake Ritson as King Edward III Hera Hilmar as Margery Aure Atika as Queen Isabella Tatiana Maslany as Sister Mair Miranda Richardson as Mother Cecilia Peter Firth as Earl Roland Sarah Gadon as Lady Phillippa Ian Pirie as Elfric Carlo Rota as Edmund Kostja Ullmann as Holger David Bradley as Brother Joseph Caroline Boulton as Sister Elizabeth Megan Follows as Maud Indira Varma as Mattie Wise Dan Cade as Handsome Jim Hannes Jaenicke as Roger Mortimer