Top billed cast

1. 

   Alicia von Rittberg

   Elizabeth Tudor

2. 

   Romola Garai

   Mary Tudor

3. 

   Oliver Zetterström

   Edward VI

4. 

   John Heffernan

   Duke of Somerset

5. 

   Jamie Parker

   John Dudley

6. 

   Leo Bill

   Henry Grey

7. 

   Ekow Quartey

   Pedro

8. 

   Tom Cullen

   Thomas Seymour

9. 

   Jamie Blackley

   Robert Dudley

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Current Season

Season 1

2022 | 8 Episodes

Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-12-13

I'm not so sure that this ought not to have been called "Becoming Edward VI" as it's eight episodes really only focus on that turbulent period in English history following the death of his father, Henry VIII. The King (Oliver Zetterström) was barely nine years old when he acceded and with his Roman Catholic sister Mary (Romola Garai) on one side of his throne and Protestant Elizabeth (Alicia von Rittberg) on the other, he finds his realm governed by his maternal uncle, the Duke of Somerset (John Heffernan). Mary is largely excluded from the early part of the series as we focus on the relation...read the rest

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Status
Canceled

Original Language
English

Original Name
Becoming Elizabeth

Keywords

• queen elizabeth i
• royalty
• british history
• historical drama
• renaissance
• teenage life
• 16th century
• court intrigue
• biographical drama
• biographical