ANOTHER high profile American drama will be filmed in Wales, it has been announced.

The Bastard Executioner, which will be made by Fox 21 Television Studios, Imagine Television and FX Productions, will be filmed in South Wales from March. A filming location remains undisclosed.

A pilot was created by Kurt Sutter and the award-winning Brian Grazer, Paris Barclay and Francie Calfo will serve as its executive producers.

The programme will be a period drama that tells the tale of a warrior knight broken by war, who vows to stop fighting. But when violence finds him again, he is forced to return to the battlefield.

Programme makers have spent ten months in Wales considering locations and were assisted by the Welsh Government’s Wales Screen service.

The Welsh Government said last year drama productions assisted by them made £45 million for Wales.

Its economy minister Edwina Hart said: “This is excellent news for the creative industries sector and for the Welsh economy in general and follows on from several successful programmes which have been filmed in Wales recently.

“The fact so many production companies are choosing Wales is testament to our beautiful landscape, wonderful historical assets and our highly skilled and dedicated workforce that make our nation an excellent place to produce high quality drama. I wish the programme makers well with the project and look forward to seeing the end result.”