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A Very Royal Scandal
GenreHistorical drama
Screenplay byJeremy Brock
Directed byJulian Jarrold
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producers
  • Emily Maitlis
  • Karen Thrussell
  • Graham Broadbent
  • Pete Czernin
  • Diarmuid McKeown
  • Jeremy Brock
  • Julian Jarrold
ProducerJosh Hyams
Production companies

A Very Royal Scandal is an upcoming three-part British television series from Amazon 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.

Premise

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.[1][2]

Cast

Production

The producers are following A Very English Scandal (2018) about the Thorpe affair and A Very British Scandal (2021) about the Argyll divorce, with A Very Royal Scandal.[3]

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]

Casting

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 Èanna Hardwicke also in the cast.[5]

Filming

Blueprint Pictures started production of the Amazon Studios series in the UK in November 2023.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Larman, Alexande (21 November 2023). "Emily Maitlis vs Prince Andrew: will Amazon or Netflix do it better?". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  2. ^ White, James (20 November 2023). "Michael Sheen And Ruth Wilson Starring In A Very Royal Scandal". Empire. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  3. ^ Cormack, Morgan (22 November 2023). "Michael Sheen, Ruth Wilson to play Prince Andrew, Emily Maitlis in TV series". Radio Times. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Michael Sheen to play Prince Andrew in Amazon series". BBC News. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  7. ^ Lee, Benjamin (20 November 2023). "Michael Sheen and Ruth Wilson to star in Prince Andrew Newsnight drama". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
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