Wolf Hall

Synopsis

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?

Cast

Mark Rylance

Thomas Cromwell

Damian Lewis

Henry VIII

Thomas Brodie-Sangster

Rafe Sadler

Joss Porter

Richard Cromwell

Charlie Rowe

Gregory Cromwell

Harry Melling

Thomas Wriostheley

James Larkin

William Fitzwilliam

Seasons

Season 1

6 eps · 2015-01-21

The Mirror and the Light

6 eps · 2024-11-10

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.

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