Robin Hood Returns to BBC America and we get another season of awesome heroic action!The quest intensifies as Robin and his swashbuckling Outlaws are forced to make huge sacrifices for the good of Nottingham. The contemporary retelling of this timeless classic sees the gang face betrayal, treason and deadly decisions, in the battle to save England and its King from the evil hand of the Sheriff of Nottingham.
This season, Robin (Jonas Armstrong) and his Outlaws – Much, Little John, Will Scarlett, Allan-a-Dale and Djaq face a rapidly changing world in which the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham (Keith Allen) has launched operation “Shah Mat”- a plot to kill King Richard – and additionally he wants to see Robin dead.
Robin and Marian’s (Lucy Griffiths) relationship appears to be back on track, until the Sheriff’s evil accomplice, Sir Guy of Gisbourne (Richard Armitage) sets fire to Knighton Hall and seizes Marian and her father. As he battles with his heart, Robin soon discovers that he’s not only fighting the evil Sheriff but also a traitor within his own gang. When Robin is forced to dispel his once trusted comrade, the traitor aspires to become Guy of Gisbourne’s right-hand man, exposing Robin and Marian to a far greater danger.
As the war in The Holy Land intensifies and threats on King Richard’s life become critical, Marian has an ever burgeoning sense that she can achieve more as a spy inside the castle, close to Guy of Gisbourne.
The gang encounter lethal Strong Rooms, chemical attacks and indestructible ‘medieval technology’ in their quest to rid Nottingham of poverty, before the tale of Robin Hood takes a deadly turn.
Robin Hood premieres April 26th at 9pm et/pt.