ZED Adapting Arthurian Legend Novel for TV Doc

ZED is set to adapt the medieval novel Chasing Dragons: The Forgotten Knight of the Round Table as a documentary for TV.

A previously unknown book from the universe of the Arthurian legend, Chasing Dragons has recently been reconstructed by the medievalist historian Emanuele Arioli after a ten-year quest across Europe. ZED’s documentary will blend contemporary filming and animated sequences and will tell the stories of both Arioli’s journey and that of the novel’s Knight Segurant.

Written in the 13th century, Chasing Dragons is one of the first to tell the adventures of the knights of the round table. It tells the story of Segurant, who is bewitched while going to King Arthur’s court and condemned to pursue an imaginary dragon.

ZED is working in collaboration with illustrator Antoine Carrion on the doc. Directed by Marie Thiry and produced by Christine Le Goff at ZED for ARTE, the film is scheduled for completion in fall 2023.

Le Goff said: “When Marie told me of Emanuele’s discovery, I immediately realized this was the perfect story, a sort of The Da Vinci Code mixed with In the Name of the Rose. Yet, this is no fiction, but a fascinating historical and scientific journey, into myths legends and literature.”