{"id":54459,"date":"2023-05-17T19:52:52","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T23:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=54459"},"modified":"2023-05-17T19:52:52","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T23:52:52","slug":"mgm-picks-up-arthurian-legend-the-winter-king-based-on-bernard-cornwells-warlord-chronicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/17\/mgm-picks-up-arthurian-legend-the-winter-king-based-on-bernard-cornwells-warlord-chronicles\/","title":{"rendered":"MGM+ Picks Up Arthurian Legend &#8220;The Winter King,&#8221; Based on Bernard Cornwell&#8217;s &#8220;Warlord Chronicles&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-54459-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/Winter-King-20230517d.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;54460&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;WinterKing_B1D61&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo : Copyright \\u00a9 Simon Ridgway 2022 \\u0026#8211; www.simonridgway.com \\u0026#8211; pictures@simonridgway.com \\u0026#8211; 07973 442527 | Caption : 11.10.22 \\u0026#8211; The Winter King S1, Block 1 Day 61.\\n\\nSc2\\\/11, 2\\\/12, 2\\\/13 : EXT. 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