Wolf Hall poster

Wolf Hall( 2015)

TV-MADrama
75%
User
Score

Overview

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?

  1. Peter Straughan

    Creator

  2. Hilary Mantel

    Creator

  3. Peter Kosminsky

    Creator

Series Cast

  1. cast image

    Mark Rylance

    Thomas Cromwell

  2. cast image

    Damian Lewis

    Henry VIII

  3. cast image

    Thomas Brodie-Sangster

    Rafe Sadler

  4. cast image

    Joss Porter

    Richard Cromwell

  5. cast image

    Charlie Rowe

    Gregory Cromwell

  6. cast image

    Harry Melling

    Thomas Wriostheley

  7. cast image

    James Larkin

    William Fitzwilliam

Current Season

Wolf Hall season poster

The Mirror and the Light

2024 | 6 Episodes

May, 1536. Anne Boleyn, Henry's second wife, is dead. As the axe drops, Thomas Cromwell emerges from the bloodbath to continue his climb to power and wealth, while his formidable master, Henry, settles to short-lived happiness with his third queen, Jane Seymour.

Social

Review 1Discussion

A review by CinemaSerf

7
Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Aug 24 2024
Based on Hilary Mantel's imaginative novels "Wolf Hall" and "Bring Up the Bodies" this six part drama tells the story of the machinations at the court of England's King Henry VIII (Damien Lewis) as he falls in lust then love with Anne Boleyn (Claire Foy). Her refusal to join the ranks of his mistresses means the king has to find a way to extricate himself from his twenty year marriage to Katherine of Aragon (Joanne Whalley). Trying to get the Pope to agree to the annulment is the tricky task that falls to Wolsey (Jonathan Pryce) - the Chancellor who has an whole slew of enemies waiting for him ...

Media

Videos 2Backdrops 12Posters 9

Recommendations

  1. The Politician's Husband

    The Politician's Husband69%

  2. Quacks

    Quacks73%

  3. Mapp and Lucia

    Mapp and Lucia67%

  4. The Children's Hour82%

  5. Upstairs Downstairs

    Upstairs Downstairs74%

  6. Southern Charm

    Southern Charm65%

  7. Wives and Daughters

    Wives and Daughters73%

  8. Ekaterina

    Ekaterina81%

  9. Mr Selfridge

    Mr Selfridge70%

  10. Li'l Quinquin

    Li'l Quinquin72%

  11. Wuthering Heights

    Wuthering Heights71%

  12. Dublin Murders

    Dublin Murders70%

  13. House of Cards

    House of Cards81%

  14. Based on a True Story

    Based on a True Story73%

  15. Victoria

    Victoria73%

  16. Nobody Wants This

    Nobody Wants This75%

  17. The Borgias

    The Borgias75%

  18. Fawlty Towers

    Fawlty Towers83%

  19. Quantico

    Quantico65%

  20. The Night Manager

    The Night Manager78%

Facts

Status

Ended

Status

network logo
Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

  • england
  • based on novel or book
  • tudor
  • period drama
  • anne boleyn
  • henry viii
  • historical drama
  • 16th century
  • british monarchy