‘Odysseus’ TV series based on Homer’s epic to film in Armenia and Greece

A new TV series titled “Odysseus,” based on Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey,” will be filmed in Armenia and Greece, with production scheduled to begin in 2027.

Tanweer, the Greek distributor of Nolan’s film, is producing the new and unrelated TV series out of Athens, with Karl Gajdusek, Jordan Dykstra and Sean Finegan of newly launched U.S. production label Tectonic, and US-Armenian outfit USATV, Deadline writes.

After developing the drama for a few years, the team is aiming to shoot early next year on location in Armenia and Greece and is hoping it can spawn an “expanded series universe.”

Directing is Roel Reiné, who has previously worked on historical dramas including Washington and Black Sails, as well as Paramount+’s Halo and Wu Assassins for Netflix.

Karl Gajdusek, an executive producer on the first season of “Stranger Things,” will serve as showrunner. The executive producer roster also includes Vaagn Sarkissian of USATV, Jordan Dykstra, Denisa Juhos, Sean Finegan, Scott Windhauser, Noah Lang, Blake Hoss, and Dionyssis Samiotis of Tanweer Productions.

The take is described as “visceral, and muscular – the real Bronze Age world of blood, ships, betrayal, and characters trying to survive the era that inspired Homer’s epic. The emphasis on real history lets the story collide with the wider convulsions of the age leading up to the Bronze Age collapse breaking the known world apart into legend.”

No official announcements have yet been made regarding the cast, broadcaster, or release date.