Gunpowder (TV series)
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| Genre | Period drama Thriller |
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| Directed by | J Blakeson |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
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| Producer | Laurie Borg |
| Cinematography | Philipp Blaubach |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Kudos |
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| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 21 October – 4 November 2017 |
Gunpowder is a British historical drama television miniseries produced by Kudos and Kit Harington's Thriker Films for BBC One. The three-part drama series premiered on BBC One in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2017 and on HBO in the United States on 18 December 2017.
The series was developed by Ronan Bennett, Kit Harington, and Daniel West and is based on the Gunpowder Plot in London in 1605. It stars Harington, who is a direct descendant of his character Robert Catesby. J Blakeson directed the series.