Wolf Hall will return for a second series on BBC One and iPlayer this autumn.
Some eight-years after the original series, the much-anticipated adaptation of the final novel in Hilary Mantel’s award-winning trilogy is finally coming to screens.
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light will start on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK from Sunday, 10 November at 9PM.
Reassembling the award-winning team from the first series, this instalment promises the same high-calibre production and storytelling. Peter Kosminsky, a seven-time BAFTA award winner, will direct the series, adapted for television by Academy award nominee Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Frank) and produced by Colin Callender’s Playground (The Undeclared War, All Creatures Great and Small) and Company Pictures (Van Der Valk, Blood).
Mark Rylance returns to his BAFTA-winning portrayal of Thomas Cromwell, while Damian Lewis reprises his role as King Henry VIII. Joining them is Jonathan Pryce as Cardinal Wolsey. The cast also includes Kate Phillips as Jane Seymour, Henry’s third wife, and Lilit Lesser as Princess Mary.
Harriet Walter (Killing Eve, Succession) joins the cast to play Lady Margaret Pole, with Timothy Spall (Mr Turner, Spencer) as the Duke of Norfolk and Harry Melling (The Pale Blue Eye, The Queen’s Gambit) as Thomas Wriothesley.
Reprising their roles from Wolf Hall series one will be Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Rafe Sadler, Joss Porter as Richard Cromwell, James Larkin as Master Treasurer Fitzwilliam, Richard Dillane as the Duke of Suffolk, Will Keen as Archbishop Cranmer, Hannah Steele as Mary Shelton and Paul Clayton as Sir William Kingston.
Also joining Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light are Alex Jennings as Stephen Gardiner, Maisie Richardson-Sellers as Bess Oughtred, Lydia Leonard as Lady Jane Rochford, Charlie Rowe as Gregory Cromwell, Corentin Fila as Christophe, Tom Mothersdale as Richard Riche, Karim Kadjar, as Eustache Chapuys, Lucy Russell as Lady Anne Shelton, Will Tudor as Edward Seymour, Viola Prettejohn as Mary Fitzroy, Thomas Arnold as Hans Holbein, Jordan Kouamé as Martin The Gaoler, Agnes O’Casey as Lady Margaret Douglas, Cecilia Appiah as Nan Seymour, Ellie de Lange as Jenneke, Hubert Burton as Thomas Howard the Lesser, Pip Carter as Sir Geoffrey Pole, Josef Altin as Thomas Avery, Sarah Priddy as Lady Margery Seymour, Hannah Khalique-Brown as Dorothea, Amir El-Masry as Thomas Wyatt, Didier Vinson as Castillon, German Segal as Olisleger, Summer Richards as Catherine Howard, and Dana Herfurth as Anne of Cleves.
Set in May 1536, following the execution of Anne Boleyn, the story follows Cromwell’s relentless ascent to power amidst the turbulent reign of Henry VIII. Navigating a time of political and religious upheaval, Cromwell, a self-made man, balances his survival instincts with his moral compass. The series promises a gripping portrayal of his struggle to reshape England, even as his enemies plot in the shadows.
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light will cover the last four years of Cromwell’s life, charting his rise and influence as one of the most formidable figures of his era. Audiences can look forward to a series that not only completes Cromwell’s story but also vividly brings to life the complexity and drama of Tudor England.
Wolf Hall series one is available to watch on BBC iPlayer in the UK and on the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel in the US.
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