Esquire’s second scripted series will be a Beowulf adaptation
The Esquire Network (official slogan: “Another Channel For Men!”) is taking a break from Parks And Recreation reruns and the Car Matchmaker show they advertise during Parks And Recreation reruns for some original scripted programming. The first series, a British mob show called Spotless, will premiere in November, and now Variety is reporting that Esquire’s second scripted series will be an adaptation of the ancient Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf. Esquire has already picked up Beowulf for 13 episodes, and the series will star Da Vinci’s Demons’ Kieran Bew as the eponymous hero, along with William Hurt, Joanne Whalley, Ed Spellers, and David Ajala.