| Young Arthur | |
|---|---|
| Screenplay by | Remi Aubuchon Graham Yost |
| Directed by | Mikael Salomon |
| Starring | Julian Morris |
| Theme music composer | Jeff Beal |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
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| Cinematography | Jon Joffin |
| Editor | Mark C. Baldwin |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Production company | NBC Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | 2002 (2002) |
Young Arthur was a pilot episode for a 2002NBC TV drama about the childhood ofKing Arthur. The pilot was directed byMikael Salomon and written byRemi Aubuchon andGraham Yost. It was not picked up as a full series.
Young Arthur was pitched at the age 12-34 demographic, modeled after two 2001 properties: the medieval comedy filmA Knight's Tale and teensuperhero seriesSmallville. A talent-agency source toldElectronic Media that NBC hoped to find a lead actor akin toHeath Ledger orTom Welling, those properties' respective leads: "They're looking for a young, heroic hunk who can be a brand to the network." They ultimately chose two 19-year-old actors,Julian Morris andPaul Wasilewski, to play Arthur and Lancelot respectively.[1]
Remi Aubuchon andGraham Yost wrote the screenplay, and Sweden'sMikael Salomon directed the episode. Filming began inPrague in the Czech Republic, with an estimated budget of $2.4 million for the pilot episode, in line with typical pilot costs, but less for subsequent episodes.[1] NBC, which was in the middle of cost-cutting, chose the overseas filming location in part to reduce labor costs.[2]
The network declined to pick up the series for its fall 2002 season.[2]
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