HBO's "Gunpowder," starring British actor Kit Harrington, is a three-hour mini-series that deals with the Gunpowder plot, a failed attempt by rebellious English Catholics to blow up Parliament in 1605. The themes of the series such as faith-driven terrorism, political opportunism, and state-sponsored torture have a startling resonance with our own times. Harington, best known as the moody Snow in HBO's "Game of …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:52PM on December 24, 2017