Draft:Rise of the Raven (TV Series)

*Rise of the Raven*
Rise of the Raven
Genre	Drama; Historical;
Showrunner	Balázs Lengyel
Starring	Gellért L. Kádár; Vivien Rujder; Franciska Töröcsik;
Composer	Asher Goldschmidt;
Country of origin	Hungary
Original language	Hungarian
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	Robert Lantos; Koby Gal Rady; George Mihalka; ;
Producers	Robert Lantos; Kinga Hazai; Cecilia Hazai; Tibor Krsko;

Rise of the Raven is an upcoming 10-part miniseries based on the bloody 15th-century battle that changed the course of Europe. It follows the fearless warrior Janos Hunyadi who defeated the Ottoman Army and defended Europe in 1456

The series is set to air in 2025.

Premise

Europe, the 15th century. While Hunyadi's life is plagued by scandal, political power-plays, and conspiracies between noble families from Warsaw, Rome, Belgrade, and Vienna, his strongest allies are the women in his life: Erzsébet Szilágyi, the wife who stands by him and often fights in his place, and Mara Brankovic, his first love, who then breaks his heart by becoming the lead concubine in Sultan Murad's court, as well as a close confidante of the Turkish leader. When the Ottoman Empire mobilizes an army of unprecedented size that marches west with the objective of conquering the Vatican and overrunning Europe, Hunyadi scores a decisive victory against all odds at the Battle of Belgrade, putting an end to the Ottoman invasion, and re-shaping the history of Europe.

Cast

Gellért L. Kádár as Janos Hunyadi
Vivien Rujder as Elizabeth Szilagyi
Franciska Töröcsik as Mara Brankovic

Production and Background

The series was produced by acclaimed Canadian film and TV producer Robert Lantos. Tibor Krsko, Cecilia Hazai, Kinga Hazai, Oliver Auspitz, Andreas Kamm and Koby Gal-Raday served as executive producers. Company credits include Serendipity Point Films, Beta Film, Twin Media, HG Media, MR Film, alongside the Hungarian private broadcaster TV2 and the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF).

The budget was over 70 million euros and the production was supported by the National Film Institute of Hungary (NFI).

The series was shot in nine languages, including Hungarian and German, Turkish and Romanian.

Filming took place in Hungary from July 2022 to mid-2023. It was shot near Budapest in a 15,000 square meter medieval backdrop town that was originally built for the TV drama Hamlet (1983) and has since been used for films such as The Witcher and The Last Kingdom. Other filming locations includ: Göbölyjárás, Visegrád, Páty and Babatpuszta.

Release

The series is set to have its world premiere at the MIPCOM market in Cannes on Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024.

It is set for broadcast in early 2025.

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[1] ttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt15373664/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st#cast

[2] ttps://pro.imdb.com/title/tt15373664/companycredits

[3] ttps://variety.com/2024/tv/global/beta-film-robert-lantos-janos-hunyadi-1236131346/

[4] ttps://hungarytoday.hu/rise-of-the-raven-historical-series-about-john-hunyadi-set-to-premier-in-cannes/

[5] ttps://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20220809_OTS0015/orf-als-koproduzent-bei-tv-grossproduktion-rise-of-the-raven

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