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Myths & Monsters: With Nicholas Day, Diane Purkiss, Liz Gloyn, Juliette Wood. This documentary series tells the stories that have gripped imaginations for centuries and reveals the fascinating and unexpected history behind them.
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- 2017-12-23
- Documentary, Fantasy
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- What Led You to Create A TV Show About Storytelling?
- How Did You Decide on Which Myths to include?
- Where Did You Find Your Experts?
- Will There Be A Season 2 of Myths & Monsters? If So, What Can We Expect?
The project was actually given to me. The show was pre-sold to Netflix on a pre-pitch basis. I work with a production company called 3DD Productions, and the Executive Producer, Dominic Saville, approached me with this project. It was in its early stages, so the first concept of the show was to explore certain monster myths. And each episode should...
The research and writing and choosing the myths was very much Will Simpson’s department. As director I was in charge of the overall themes, visuals and emotional aspect. His department was very much the research and choosing which myths should go into the episodes. Will studied Classics at Cambridge, which made him literally perfect for this projec...
The experts were sourced by Will. Again, being a Classics student, he was connected to a few of them, which helped. We filmed and interviewed the experts. It was quite tricky finding these people because it is a relatively narrow field of study, mythology. It’s not like there’s going to be thousands of professors to choose from. There’s only a few....
Nothing confirmed yet, but I’m pretty sure there will be. I’m being optimistic. As I said earlier, delving into other continents for future seasons would definitely be the way forward. A lot of feedback we got from viewers is that [Season 1] is so Europe-centric, but that was done on purpose. Now it would be great to move on to different cultures I...
Myths and Monsters takes its audience on a journey through the mythic landscape of Europe, revealing the origins of the most famous legends this continent ha...
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- Daniel Kontur
- “Heroes and Villains” Every great screenwriter knows that in addition to a great hero, a story needs an even greater villain. This provides the tension and conflict needed to fuel the drama.
- “The Wild Unknown” This is probably my favorite episode because there is so much to be gained and lost in the wilderness. There’s instant terror and but the rewards, if you survive the wild, are huge.
- “War” War brings out the best and worst of humanity, creating big drama for a movie. It’s also a very universal theme since humans have always been at war.
- “Love and Betrayal” Romance, jealousy and deception are the themes that created an entire genre of movies: the rom-com. But love obviously makes its way into other genres as well, considering how powerful an emotion it is.
Jan 25, 2018 · In this segment from the Netflix series Myths & Monsters, learn about Joseph Campbell's theories surrounding myths, storytelling and The Hero's Journey. In J...
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- Writer's Digest
Jan 1, 2018 · With six thematically strong episodes exploring some of the best known stories in history, this is a uniquely presented documentary that serves as a great platform into the world of Myths and Legends. Verdict - 7.5/10. 7.5/10. Myths & Monsters is an interesting, 6 part documentary that chronicles the origin to some of the best known stories in ...
Myths & Monsters. 2017 -2018. 1 Season. EMEA English Content. Documentary, Fantasy. TVPG. Watchlist. A journey through the mythic landscape of Europe, revealing the origins of the most famous ...
