"The legendary outlaw returns in MGM+'s new Robin Hood series, where rebellion brews beneath Norman rule. Episode one, "I See Him," reimagines the hero's origins with fresh faces, familiar tensions-and an unexpected frog. The narratives surrounding the legendary Robin Hood should already have ended when the late medieval ballad "The Death of Robin Hood" told the story of how Robin's cousin, the Prioress of Kirklees Priory, betrays and kills him by bleeding him to death."
"And the popular hero's epic degeneration is about to be portrayed again in a forthcoming movie, The Death of Robin Hood (directed by Michael Sarnoski, and scheduled to be released in 2026), in which Hugh Jackman, of X-Men and Wolverine fame, "grapples with his past life of crime and murder while in the hands of a mysterious woman after being badly injured" (says Internet Movie Database)."
"It is in this spirit that I watched the first episode ("I See Him") of the new action-adventure television series , produced by Lionsgate Television for MGM+, and featuring Jack Patten (Rob) and Lauren McQueen (Marian), together with the notorious Sean Bean (think Ned Stark in the first episodes of Game of Thrones) as Sheriff of Nottingham and Steven Waddington (think Ivanhoe in the 1997 Ivanhoe TV series) as Earl of Huntingdon."
The MGM+ Robin Hood series reimagines Robin's origins with episode one titled "I See Him." The story is set under Henry II's Norman rule in 12th-century England, where Saxons face heavy taxes, forced conversions, and exclusive royal hunting rights. The series casts Jack Patten as Rob, Lauren McQueen as Marian, Sean Bean as Sheriff of Nottingham, and Steven Waddington as Earl of Huntingdon. The late medieval ballad "The Death of Robin Hood" portrays betrayal and bleeding to death, and a forthcoming 2026 film starring Hugh Jackman will revisit a darker degeneration of the hero. The series mixes rebellion, familiar tensions, and unexpected moments.
Read at Medievalists.net
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