Last month it was announced that Sean Bean had been cast as the Sheriff of Nottingham in an upcoming Robin Hood TV series for MGM+ starring alongside Jack Patten. In a new modern take on the story brought to you by Lionsgate TV showrunner John Glenn, Robin Hood is described as a sweeping romantic adventure, that brings historical authenticity, psychological depth and heightened focus on Rob and Marian’s relationship.
And now, further details have been released as the actress set to play Robin Hood’s love interest has been announced. Lauren McQueen from Apple TV’s Masters of the Air and Hollyoaks will play Marian in the upcoming series, Deadline reports.
Marian has previously been played by the likes of Audrey Hepburn, Olivia de Havilland, Cate Blanchett, Uma Thurman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Eve Hewson and Lucy Griffiths. So, she is in some good company.
The series, following the Norman invasion of England, sees Rob a Saxon forester’s son and Marian, the daughter of a Norman lord fall in love. The pair work together to fight for justice and freedom – all the things we know Robin Hood stood for. Rob rises as the leader of a rebel group whilst Mrian infiltrates the power at court working together to bring peace to the land.
Sean Bean’s character is described as “a statesman, a strategist, and a builder of Nottingham itself.” Ruling “with an iron hand, not out of cruelty, but an unshakable belief that the law, as Normans see it, must be preserved” (Sounds right up Bean’s street).
MGM is expected to release the series either late 2025 or into early 2026
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