New Worlds

2014 • Starz

3.5

2 reviews

Eligible

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Season 1 episodes (4)

1 Episode 1

8/6/14

Season-only

Trials, torture, and executions are widespread in England as Charles II reverts to tyranny. In New England, the colonists struggle to overthrow the control of the English crown.

2 Episode 2

8/6/14

Season-only

Tensions continue to rise on both sides of the Atlantic. Ned's father, John Hawkins, dispatches him to England to avoid the King's agents. In Oxfordshire, Abe and Beth's love continues to grow.

3 Episode 3

8/6/14

Season-only

Beth's life ends abruptly when her ship is wrecked on the shores of Massachusetts. Ned returns to Boston and discovers Hope stuck in a loveless marriage to Henry Cresswell.

4 Episode 4

8/6/14

Season-only

Ned returns and expresses his undying love for Hope. In Oxford, Abe escapes from his jail cell. Meanwhile, Beth must decide if she should return to England.

About this show

Set in the turbulent 1680s, four passionate British hopefuls leave England and cross the Atlantic for America. But when they arrive they find the tentacles of state terror have reached the colonists of New England. Now Ned (Joe Dempsie of TV's GAME OF THRONES), Beth (Freya Mavor of TV’s THE WHITE QUEEN), Abe (Jamie Dornan of FIFTY SHADES OF GREY), and Hope (Alice Englert of TV's BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, GINGER & ROSA) must fight from being torn between love and ideals as they struggle through the reality of two rapidly changing worlds.

Ratings and reviews

3.5

2 reviews

Leah

July 25, 2015

I enjoy it and I felt it had potential but the plot I found jumpy and just when you catch up it jumps again. Might be worth a second look but not on top of my list. BUT for historical reasons its the last of the Jamie Dornan toe walk.