'Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light' Is Coming to TV Later This Year

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The final book in Hilary Mantel's acclaimed Wolf Hall trilogy, which follows the life of Thomas Cromwell, is coming to Masterpiece PBS later this year! The show picks up nine years after where the original Wolf Hall adaptation left off.(Wolf Hall, which aired in 2015, covered the first two books in the trilogy, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies.)

Per PBS, "Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light will trace the final 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 both defied and defined his age."

Here's everything we know about the show.

It's based on Mantel's novel of the same name.

Per the publisher, "The story begins in May 1536: Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a heartbeat by a hired French executioner. As her remains are bundled into oblivion, Cromwell breakfasts with the victors. The blacksmith’s son from Putney emerges from the spring’s bloodbath to continue his climb to power and wealth, while his formidable master, Henry VIII, settles to short-lived happiness with his third queen, Jane Seymour. Cromwell, a man with only his wits to rely on, has no great family to back him, no private army. Despite rebellion at home, traitors plotting abroad and the threat of invasion testing Henry’s regime to the breaking point, Cromwell’s robust imagination sees a new country in the mirror of the future. All of England lies at his feet, ripe for innovation and religious reform. But as fortune’s wheel turns, Cromwell’s enemies are gathering in the shadows. The inevitable question remains: how long can anyone survive under Henry’s cruel and capricious gaze?"

Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis reprise their roles from Wolf Hall.

The key cast is as follows:

• Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell

• Damian Lewis as King Henry VIII

• Kate Phillips as Jane Seymour

• Lilit Lesser as Princess Mary

• Jonathan Pryce as Cardinal Wolsey

• Harriet Walter as Lady Margaret Pole

• Harry Melling as Thomas Wriothesley

• Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Rafe Sadler

• Timothy Spall as the Duke of Norfolk

• Alex Jennings as Stephen Gardiner

• Charlie Rowe as Gregory Cromwell

"Following the success of the BAFTA and Golden Globe winning original television adaptation of the first two books in Hilary Mantel’s acclaimed Wolf Hall trilogy, we are thrilled and honoured that, nine years later, we have been able re-unite Peter Kosminsky and his brilliant team, in front of and behind the camera, to bring Thomas Cromwell ‘s final chapter to the screen," Colin Callendar, the CEO of Playground, the show's production company, said in a statement. "Intimate, thrilling, and deeply moving, The Mirror and the Light shines a fresh light on the politics of power and the personal price paid by those who wield it. Cromwell’s story is as contemporary as ever – a story of loyalty and betrayal that just happens to be about people 500 years ago."

The show will premiere in 2024.

No specific premiere date has been shared publicly yet. Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light will air on Masterpiece on PBS and stream on the PBS App, the PBS Masterpiece on Prime Video, and PBS.org.

While we wait, catch up on Wolf Hall, which aired in 2015:

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We'll update this as soon as we learn more about Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light.

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