Martin Scorsese is Developing a Julias Caesar TV Series with the Wrier of VIKINGS
Martin Scorsese has a new TV series in development that will focus on Julius Caesar and the Romans. He is working on this series with screenwriter Michael Hirst, who is best known for his work on History Channel's Vikings, which is such a great show! k
The series will be called The Caesars and according to The Guardian, the story will focus on the early rulers of ancient Rome, beginning with the rise to power of Julius Caesar. The plan is to have the series run for several seasons.
When talking about working with Scorsese, Hirst says that the filmmaker is “totally passionate about the Romans” and has been “desperate” to make a film or TV drama about them for years.
“He genuinely loves the period and knows a lot about it. He got on the phone to Justin Pollard, my historical adviser. They chatted, partly in Latin, about sources for the stories and Roman poetry."
Hirst goes on to talk about The Caesars and says the goal is to give a new insight into the young Julius Caesar:
"In the movies he’s usually a middle-aged guy, struggling with political complexities. But he was fantastically interesting and ambitious when he was younger. A lot of the Caesars came to power when they were young, and we’ve never really seen that on screen. It’s the energy, the vitality, the excess of a young culture that’s being driven by young people. There is something astonishing about the rise of a relatively small kingdom to world power within a very short space of time. It couldn’t have been done by tired old politicos and faded warriors."
With Scorsese and Hirst developing this project, there's a solid chance that it will turn out to be a great series. They both seem to have a lot of passion for this subject matter and they want to create the best series that they possibly can. I have a fascination with the history of the Roman empire so I'm excited to see how this turns out!
The pilot episode has already been written and it's expected to start shooting in Italy next year.