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adapt from the books by Tracy Deonn , the coming illusion showLegendborncan lastly get the fable of King Arthur right by completely changing the approach to the story . Legendbornis among the manyfantasy Christian Bible have a movie or TV show . The award - winning first novel in the series follows a Black teenager namedBree Matthews who witnesses a supernatural event and discovers a historically white-hot charming societyat the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . She decide she must infiltrate this group of students to find solution about her mother ’s last with the potential to take retaliation .
TheLegendbornbooks have compelling characters and a well - grow plot , both of which incorporate constituent from Arthurian caption . RecentKing Arthur moviesand TV shows have performed poorly , even if they were cinematically and narratively interesting . With the upcomingLegendbornTV adaption , Black Bear Television has the chance to invigorate audiences ' interest in Arthurian story .
Legendbornby Tracy Deonn come through the Coretta Scott King / John Steptoe Award for New Talent .
Legendborn Mostly Removes King Arthur From Arthurian Legend
Although King Arthur has become the focus of most of the story , Arthurian fable is rich with world - construction and lore that does n’t necessitate the sovereign . TheLegendbornTV show will be one of the first projects onscreen that removes King Arthur from the picture , only vaguely reference him . If the adaptation stays true to the books , the " Legendborn " student will be posterity of the Knights of the Round Table . By shifting the focus , the serial is n’t beholden to famed Arthurian eventslike the Arthur - Guenivere - Lancelot love triangle or Arthur exert Excalibur . This will minimize the chances ofLegendbornfeeling like it was replicate and paste from every other Arthurian story .
From His Dark Materials to The Witcher , charming systems are an essential part of almost every illusion story , and some TV shows got it right-hand .
Setting It In The Present Time Resonates With Modern Audiences
Rather than placing it in a long - yesteryear era , Legendbornwill bring Arthurian lore to the present sentence . This change will doubtless make the TV series more successful than old Arthurian stories . interview have grown bored with the romanticize medieval earned run average in these kinds of story because it ’s not relatable . The distinctive setting already call for a suspension of unbelief because engineering and medicine have changed drastically since the Middle Ages . However , it ’s more hard to omit a tone that invokes rose - colored glasses . The modern humankind is chaotic and meet with injustices , not escapade and joyousness .
Additionally , by settingLegendbornin the present tense , the serial publication will retain one of the book ’s dear elements : overt and allegorical societal comment . The messages throughoutLegendbornresonate with readers because the Arthurian caption come in a present - day urban setting . The story can easily weave in theme like Blackness in America and intersectional feminism . This commentary is part of what makesLegendbornunique , and it will certainly help the TV show deliver the goods .
