'Wolf Hall' Returns After 9 Years: First Look at Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis and More (PHOTOS) – Knowligent
'Wolf Hall' Returns After 9 Years: First Look at Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis and More (PHOTOS)

'Wolf Hall' Returns After 9 Years: First Look at Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis and More (PHOTOS)

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Summary by Tvinsider com • MASTERPIECE PBS on Youtube • Published 9 months ago

Masterpiece has revealed the first photos of Mary Rylance, Damian Lewis, Kate Phillips, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Jonathan Pryce, Timothy Spall and more in Wolf Hall Season 2. The second season of the PBS limited series is known as Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light. It's been nine years since Wolf Hall first debuted; the series premiered on April 5, 2015. Now, fans will finally get to see what happens next, and it will feature much of the original cast.

Wolf Hall: First Look

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light is based on the final novel in Hilary Mantel's multi-award-winning trilogy. The new photographs feature Rylance as Thomas Cromwell, Lewis as King Henry VIII, Phillips as Jane Seymour, Lilit Lesser as Princess Mary, Pryce as Cardinal Wolsey, Harriet Walter as Lady Margaret Pole, Harry Melling as Thomas Wriothesley, Brodie-Sangster as Rafe Sadler, Spall as the Duke of Norfolk, Alex Jennings as Stephen Gardiner and Charlie Rowe as Gregory Cromwell.

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light chronicles the last four years of Cromwell’s life, completing his journey from self-made man to the most feared, influential figure of his time. Cromwell is as complex as he is unforgettable: a politician and a fixer, a diplomat and a father, a man who defied and defined his years. A premiere date for Wolf Hall Season 2 will be announced at a later date, but is expected to premiere in 2024.

The Season 2 logline provides a compelling glimpse into the intrigue to come: "May 1536. Anne Boleyn, Henry's second wife, is dead. As the axe falls, Thomas Cromwell emerges from the carnage to continue his rise to power and wealth, while his formidable master, Henry, settles for short-lived bliss with his third queen, Jane Seymour. A man dependent only on his wits, Cromwell has no extended family to support him and no private army. As he navigates the moral complexities of wielding power in this brutal and bloody time, Cromwell finds himself caught between his desire to do what is right and his instinct for survival. But in the aftermath of Henry VIII's execution of his queen, no one is safe."