Are you in the mood to watch a miniseries? Well there is good news for you. Starz, a premium movie channel from DISH Network is bringing you a great new miniseries ‘The Pillars of the Earth‘ that premieres tonight at 10PM on Starz! Do not miss the miniseries that is sure to keep you glued to your seat for several Fridays. You can also watch the satellite TV show in DISH HD mode.

Do you know that the Ken Follet novel from which this miniseries is adapted has a hefty 973 pages? So naturally you can very well understand that the series will be an epic story which will unfold across the next six Fridays at 10PM on Starz. The miniseries is an 8 hour miniseries.

And guess what? There is even better news – the miniseries will bring back Ian McShane (‘Deadwood’ fame) back to the TV. In this satellite TV miniseries he’s playing another delightfully Swearengen-like character – Waleran Bigod, the role of a scheming bishop whose biggest desire is gaining the maximum amount of personal power.

For those who have not read the novel here is a brief of the satellite TV miniseries plot. The miniseries revolves around the half a century effort of building a cathedral in medieval times. This project requires a massive effort by a number of individuals such as builders to clergy to politicians, and also involves a huge amount of money.

The soapy historical back story was produced by brothers Tony and Ridley Scott, cost a whopping $40 million. The miniseries cast includes Rufus Sewell, Donald Sutherland and the recent Tony Award winner Eddie Redmayne.

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