Post by hodaharb on Jul 22, 2008 16:03:28 GMT -5
The Tudors
The Tudors is a historical fiction television series created and entirely written by British screenwriter Michael Hirst. The series is loosely based upon the early reign of English monarch Henry VIII.
The series is produced by Peace Arch Entertainment for Showtime in association with Reveille Eire (Ireland), Working Title Films (United Kingdom) and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and is filmed in Ireland. The first two episodes debuted on DirecTV, Time Warner Cable OnDemand, Netflix, Verizon FiOS On Demand, Internet Movie Database and on the series' website before the official series premiere on Showtime. The Tudors' April 1, 2007 debut was the highest rated Showtime series debut in three years. In April 2007, the show was renewed for a second season, and in that month the BBC announced it had acquired exclusive United Kingdom broadcast rights for the series, which began airing on 5 October 2007. Canada's CBC, began airing the show on 2 October 2007. Season 1 is repeating on CBC's digital cable channel bold beginning in April 2008.
Season 2 of The Tudors aired on Showtime in the Spring of 2008, and will be broadcast on other channels in the fall of 2008. The series has been renewed for a third season to air in 2009, with production having begun on 16 June 2008 in Dublin, Ireland.
Cast
King Henry VIII ............ Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Charles Brandon .......... Henry Cavill
Anne Boleyn ................. Natalie Dormer
Katherine of Aragon ..... Maria Doyle Kennedy
Thomas Cromwell ......... James Frain
Thomas Boleyn ............. Nick Dunning
Thomas More ............... Jeremy Northam
Thomas Wyatt ............. Jamie Thomas King
Jane Seymour .............. Anita Briem
Thomas Cranmer ......... Hans Matheson
Pope Paul III ............... Peter O'Toole
Cardinal Thomas ......... Sam Neill
Anthony Knivert .......... Callum Blue
Duke of Norfolk ........... Henry Czerny
William Compton ......... Kristen Holden-Ried
Margaret Tudor ........... Gabrielle Anwar
The Tudors is a historical fiction television series created and entirely written by British screenwriter Michael Hirst. The series is loosely based upon the early reign of English monarch Henry VIII.
The series is produced by Peace Arch Entertainment for Showtime in association with Reveille Eire (Ireland), Working Title Films (United Kingdom) and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and is filmed in Ireland. The first two episodes debuted on DirecTV, Time Warner Cable OnDemand, Netflix, Verizon FiOS On Demand, Internet Movie Database and on the series' website before the official series premiere on Showtime. The Tudors' April 1, 2007 debut was the highest rated Showtime series debut in three years. In April 2007, the show was renewed for a second season, and in that month the BBC announced it had acquired exclusive United Kingdom broadcast rights for the series, which began airing on 5 October 2007. Canada's CBC, began airing the show on 2 October 2007. Season 1 is repeating on CBC's digital cable channel bold beginning in April 2008.
Season 2 of The Tudors aired on Showtime in the Spring of 2008, and will be broadcast on other channels in the fall of 2008. The series has been renewed for a third season to air in 2009, with production having begun on 16 June 2008 in Dublin, Ireland.
Cast
King Henry VIII ............ Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Charles Brandon .......... Henry Cavill
Anne Boleyn ................. Natalie Dormer
Katherine of Aragon ..... Maria Doyle Kennedy
Thomas Cromwell ......... James Frain
Thomas Boleyn ............. Nick Dunning
Thomas More ............... Jeremy Northam
Thomas Wyatt ............. Jamie Thomas King
Jane Seymour .............. Anita Briem
Thomas Cranmer ......... Hans Matheson
Pope Paul III ............... Peter O'Toole
Cardinal Thomas ......... Sam Neill
Anthony Knivert .......... Callum Blue
Duke of Norfolk ........... Henry Czerny
William Compton ......... Kristen Holden-Ried
Margaret Tudor ........... Gabrielle Anwar