The Pillars of the Earth
The Pillars of the Earth Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 |
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"Medieval ambition, cruelty, and cathedral-building as epic soap"
Set in 12th-century England during a brutal civil war, this miniseries follows a small town's decades-long struggle to build a great cathedral while power, ambition, and cruelty tear at the surrounding countryside. Based on Ken Follett's sprawling novel, it moves briskly for a period drama, packing generations of scheming, romance, and violence into eight episodes. The tone is soapy but sincere, anchored by a strong ensemble cast who sell both the intimate betrayals and the grand historical sweep. It's melodramatic and occasionally brutal, but rarely boring, with the cathedral's slow rise giving the chaos a steady emotional through-line.
the sprawling ensemble cast turning a medieval building project into a decades-long saga of ambition and cruelty.
you want historical nuance over melodrama, or dislike condensed, fast-moving multi-generational plotting.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Anarchy | 7.5 | 905 | 105 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Master Builder | 7.7 | 782 | 52 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Redemption | 7.8 | 728 | 53 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Battlefield | 7.7 | 692 | 47 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Legacy | 7.8 | 677 | 54 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Witchcraft | 7.7 | 663 | 51 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | New Beginnings | 7.8 | 664 | 54 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | The Work of Angels | 8.0 | 663 | 55 min |