'Becoming Elizabeth' Will Chronicle Queen Elizabeth I's Rise to Power
Following the success of The White Princess and The Spanish Princess, Starz has given the green light to another royal drama. Becoming Elizabeth promises to show how Queen Elizabeth I ascended the throne, after King Henry VIII's tumultuous reign came to an end. Here, everything we know about the forthcoming series.
It promises to take a fresh angle on the iconic monarch.
Rather than focus on her years as a Queen, Becoming Elizabeth will take on the royal's teenaged years. "This is Elizabeth as you've never seen her before, a teenager finding her way in a treacherous world, and in [showrunner] Anya [Reiss]'s hands she's a truly electrifying character," said executive producer George Ormond.
Reiss echoed his sentiments. "Drama seems to skip straight from Henry VIII’s turnstile of wives to an adult white faced Gloriana," Reiss said. "Missing out boy kings, religious fanatics, secret affairs and a young orphaned teenager trying to save herself from the vicious scramble to the top. I should have found it hard to relate to 500 year old royalty but Elizabeth lived in dangerous, polarizing times and often made terrible hormone-fueled decisions."
There's an all-woman team working on the scripts.
Screenwriter and playwright Anya Reiss will serve as head writer, with Emily Ballou (Taboo, Humans), Anna Jordan (Succession), and Suhayla El- Bushra (Hollyoaks) also signed on to the series.
It's still in the very early stages.
No announcements have been made about the cast or premiere date, so it's likely that Becoming Elizabeth won't hit screens anytime soon—but Town & Country will be sure to stay apprised of any updates.
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