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Jamestown
Episode 1
Season 1
Episode 1
In 1619, a new governor arrives in Virginia bearing revolutionary plans for the colony. With him arrive a group of women, destined to marry the beleaguered men. Among them are the sophisticated courtier Jocelyn Woodbryg, farm girl Alice Kett and streetwise Verity Bridges. Faced with a hazardous wilderness and physical hardship, they see the prospect of freedom and adventure.
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44:28
Mercy and Pepper bring joy to the town but the Sharrows’ rivalry reaches breaking point.
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43:53
Jocelyn’s adventure tests friendships and leaves lives hanging in the balance.
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43:35
Pedro seeks revenge after devastating news. Willmus challenges James Read about his past.
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43:25
When Chacrow comes to live in Jamestown, his relationship with Silas is tested.
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43:23
An extraordinary creature transfixes the town and a race to capture it ensues.
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43:27
Maria forms a plan which could secure a new life for her and Pedro.
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43:19
Henry and Winganuske clash when their child falls ill.
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42:52
After the burning of her plantation, Jocelyn regains her thirst for advancement.
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48:59
Jocelyn uses secret intelligence to claim a stronghold in town.
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48:23
When Maria’s trust is betrayed, she runs away into the wilderness.
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50:42
Yeardley reveals a new potentially devastating threat to the colony.
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51:10
Farlow returns with an alchemist in tow, which leads to an unusual revelation.