Sean Bean has joined the upcoming “Robin Hood” series at MGM+, Variety has learned. Bean will star alongside previously announced series lead Jack Patten, who will play the titular outlaw folk hero. Bean will star as the notorious Sheriff of Nottingham.

Sean Bean has joined the cast of the MGM+ Robin Hood series as the Sheriff of Nottingham. Here's what we know.

Sean Bean (Snowpiercer, Game of Thrones) will play the Sheriff of Nottingham in MGM+’s series reimagining of the classic tale, our sister site Deadline reports. As previously announced, Australian newcomer Jack Patten will portray the titular role in Robin Hood,

Sean Bean has been cast as the Sheriff of Nottingham in an upcoming Robin Hood TV series for MGM+. According to reports, the Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings star will play the famous antagonist previously played on screen by the likes of Robert Shaw, Alan Rickman and Matthew Macfadyen in a new modern take on the classic tale.