Top billed cast

1. 

   Jodie Turner-Smith

   Anne Boleyn

2. 

   Kris Hitchen

   Duke of Norfolk

3. 

   Barry Ward

   Thomas Cromwell

4. 

   Thalissa Teixeira

   Madge Shelton

5. 

   Isabella Laughland

   Elizabeth Browne

6. 

   Paapa Essiedu

   George Boleyn

7. 

   Anna Brewster

   Jane, Lady Rochford

8. 

   Amanda Burton

   Anne, Lady Shelton

9. 

   Lola Petticrew

   Jane Seymour

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Current Season

Season 1

2021 | 3 Episodes

The final months of Anne Boleyn's life, her struggle with Tudor England's patriarchal society, her desire to secure a future for her daughter, Elizabeth, and the brutal reality of her failure to provide Henry with a male heir.

Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn

Written by Peter McGinn on 2021-06-07

This miniseries started out with an odd moment for me (and only me, I expect). The camera panned early in the first scene to an actor I thought was Mark Rylance, a great actor who actually played Cromwell in another version of this historical period: Wolf Hall. I thought how neat it was to find him a role in this version. But it wasn’t him after all. That would have been an odd touch. But never mind.

I think Jodie Turner-Smith does a credible job as Anne Boleyn, at least when she is speaking. What I mean is that there were a couple of times when the camera lingered when she wasn’t speak...read the rest

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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
Anne Boleyn

Keywords

• infidelity
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