"Adaptations of popular fables and literature have been playing fast and loose with their source material as of late, no doubt in an attempt to satisfy audiences that have grown tired of traditional stories. Yet, MGM+'s "Robin Hood" dismantles this notion, peeling back all excess and delivering an adaptation of the famed story that feels as if it belongs to a different time of TV, for better or for worse."
"Unlike many adaptations that follow the titular hero that have been released in the last couple of decades, MGM+'s version of this story is surprisingly interested in engaging with ideas of sovereignty and ownership. If nothing else, this version of the story displays the politics of its hero outright, proving him to be radical not only in the fabled time period he existed, but even in the current era we watch his story unfold from."
MGM+'s 'Robin Hood' is set in 1186 after the Norman invasion and depicts Christianity forced upon the Saxon people. A young boy learns of old gods and that his family's home and titles were stripped away. That boy becomes Robin 'Rob' Locksley (Jack Patten), who, after a devastating loss, takes action and sparks a rebellion challenging the political order and land ownership. The series removes excess, evoking an older era of television, and foregrounds radical ideas of sovereignty and ownership. The explicit political focus refreshes the legend, though the show contains grating faults that threaten its goodwill.
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