[troy fall of a city]BBC/Netflix * NETFLIX'S "TROY: FALL OF A CITY" IS THE LATEST SUCCESSFUL DRAMA SERIES THE SERVICE HAS BROUGHT OVER FROM THE UK. * THE BBC CO-PRODUCTION SERVES AS A RETELLING OF THE ANCIENT GREEK TALE, "THE ILIAD," HOMER'S EPIC POEM THAT DEPICTS THE 10-YEAR SIEGE OF TROY IN THE 13TH CENTURY BC. * NETFLIX CEO REED HASTINGS SAID IN MARCH THAT HIS COMPANY HAD INVESTED $1.75 BILLION IN EUROPEAN PRODUCTIONS. * THE FIRST SEASON OF "TROY: FALL OF A CITY" IS STREAMING NOW ON NETFLIX. ------------------------- Netflix continues its streak of bringing in successful foreign series with its new addition of "Troy: Fall of a City," a BBC program that serves as a retelling of the ancient Greek tale, "The Iliad." Not a strict adaptation of Homer's epic poem, "Troy: Fall of a City" has been described by the UK's Daily Telegraph as a "fresh, psychologically knotty take on one of the greatest tales of them all." SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDERNOW WATCH: Why 555 is always used for phone numbers on TV and in movies SEE ALSO: * The 5 most anticipated new TV shows premiering in April * 15 Netflix original TV shows that critics really hate, but normal people love * Netflix’s ‘Wild Wild Country’ directors explain how they unraveled the story of a cult famous for sex, Rolls Royces, and bioterrorism SEE ALSO: THE 5 MOST ANTICIPATED NEW TV SHOWS PREMIERING IN APRIL
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