Wolf Hall (2015)★ 8.2/10

TV-14 · GB,US · 60 min · January 21, 2015 · 2 seasons

Drama
History
Biography

Written by: Hilary Mantel, Peter Straughan

After the downfall of Cardinal Wolsey, his secretary, Thomas Cromwell, finds himself amongst the treachery and intrigue of King Henry VIII's court and soon becomes a close advisor to the King, a role fraught with danger.

Original title

Wolf Hall

Storyline

England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the King dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The Pope and most of Europe oppose him. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer, and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people, and implacable in his ambition. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, one day murderous. Cromwell helps him break the opposition, but what will be the price of his triumph?

Rating

8.2 / 10 · 19,011

Companies

Company Pictures, Playground Entertainment, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Masterpiece Theatre, Hindsight Media, BBC Studios, PBS Masterpiece, 2 Entertain Video, ARTE, AXN Mystery, BBC First, BBC Worldwide, Just Bridge Entertainment, NTR, OTE Cinema, PBS Distribution, Polyband, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), Roadshow Entertainment, SF Film Finland, Yleisradio (YLE)

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