The Pillars of the Earth (miniseries)

*The Pillars of the Earth*
The Pillars of the Earth
Genre	Historical drama
Based on	The Pillars of the Earth; by Ken Follett
Screenplay by	John Pielmeier
Story by	Ken Follett
Directed by	Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
Starring	Ian McShane; Donald Sutherland; Matthew Macfadyen; Rufus Sewell; Eddie Redmayne; Hayley Atwell; David Oakes; Natalia Wörner; Robert Bathurst; Sarah Parish;
Theme music composer	Trevor Morris
Country of origin	Canada; Germany; Hungary;
Original language	English
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	David A. Rosemont; Jonas Bauer; Tim Halkin; Michael Prupas; David W. Zucker; Rola Bauer; Tony Scott; Ridley Scott;
Producer	John Ryan
Running time	45 minutes
Production companies	Tandem Communications; Muse Entertainment Enterprises; Scott Free;
Budget	$40 million
Original release
Network	The Movie Network; Movie Central; Starz; Sat.1;
Release	23 July –; 27 August 2010
Related
	World Without End

The Pillars of the Earth is an eight-part 2010 television miniseries, adapted from Ken Follett's 1989 novel of the same name. It debuted in the U.S. on Starz and in Canada on The Movie Network/Movie Central on 23 July 2010. Its UK premiere was on Channel 4 in October 2010. The series was nominated for three awards at the 68th Golden Globe Awards, including Best Miniseries or Television Film, while Ian McShane and Hayley Atwell received acting nominations.