A Very Royal Scandal
| A Very Royal Scandal | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Written by | Jeremy Brock |
| Directed by | Julian Jarrold |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Josh Hyams |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
| Release | 19 September 2024 |
A Very Royal Scandal is a British historical drama television miniseries from Amazon MGM Studios with Emily Maitlis as executive producer and starring Ruth Wilson as Maitlis and Michael Sheen as Prince Andrew, Duke of York. It is written by Jeremy Brock and directed by Julian Jarrold.
A Very Royal Scandal was released on 19 September 2024 on the streaming service Amazon Prime Video.[1]
Premise
[edit]It is a dramatic retelling of Emily Maitlis' professional and personal journey leading up to the 2019 BBC television interview of Prince Andrew by Maitlis for BBC Two news and current affairs programme Newsnight.[2][3]
Cast
[edit]- Ruth Wilson as Emily Maitlis
- Michael Sheen as Prince Andrew
- Alex Jennings as Sir Edward Young
- Joanna Scanlan as Amanda Thirsk
- Éanna Hardwicke as Stewart MacLean
Production
[edit]The series is produced for Amazon Studios by Blueprint Pictures. Jeremy Brock is the screenwriter and Julian Jarrold the director. Emily Maitlis is executive producer on the series alongside Karen Thrussell, Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, Diarmuid McKeown, Brock and Jarrold.[4]
The series is a spiritual successor to A Very English Scandal (2018), about the Thorpe affair, and A Very British Scandal (2021), about the Argyll divorce, both of which were also produced for Amazon by Blueprint.[5]
Casting
[edit]In November 2023, Ruth Wilson and Michael Sheen were set in the roles as Emily Maitlis and Prince Andrew with Alex Jennings, Joanna Scanlan and Éanna Hardwicke also in the cast.[6]
Filming
[edit]Amazon Studios started production on the series in the UK in November 2023.[7][8]
Reception
[edit]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 78% of 18 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.3/10.[9] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 65 out of 100 based on 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[10]
See also
[edit]- Scoop – 2024 film produced for Netflix about the same interview, based on a book by former Newsnight editor Sam McAlister
References
[edit]- ^ Petski, Denise (13 August 2024). "A Very Royal Scandal: Michael Sheen Is Prince Andrew & Ruth Wilson Is Emily Maitlis In Latest Project On Notorious Newsnight Interview". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ Larman, Alexande (21 November 2023). "Emily Maitlis vs Prince Andrew: will Amazon or Netflix do it better?". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ White, James (20 November 2023). "Michael Sheen And Ruth Wilson Starring In A Very Royal Scandal". Empire. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "A Very Royal Scandal: Michael Sheen to play Prince Andrew in Amazon series about Newsnight interview". Sky News. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ Cormack, Morgan (22 November 2023). "Michael Sheen, Ruth Wilson to play Prince Andrew, Emily Maitlis in TV series". Radio Times. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (20 November 2023). "Michael Sheen, Ruth Wilson to Star in 'A Very Royal Scandal' Amazon Series Based on Prince Andrew Interview With Emily Maitlis". Variety Magazine. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Michael Sheen to play Prince Andrew in Amazon series". BBC News. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ Lee, Benjamin (20 November 2023). "Michael Sheen and Ruth Wilson to star in Prince Andrew Newsnight drama". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "A Very Royal Scandal: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "A Very Royal Scandal: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
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