Shardlake (TV series)

Shardlake is an upcoming streaming television series made for Disney+, based on the Shardlake series of historical mystery novels by C. J. Sansom, set in the reign of Henry VIII in the 16th century. The series is adapted by Stephen Butchard and directed by Justin Chadwick and produced by The Forge. Arthur Hughes stars as the eponymous Matthew Shardlake, alongside Sean Bean as Thomas Cromwell.

Shardlake
GenreMystery
Crime drama
Period drama
Based onShardlake series
by C. J. Sansom
Screenplay byStephen Butchard
Directed byJustin Chadwick
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
  • Lee Mason
  • George Ormond
  • Mark Pybus
  • Stevie Lee
ProducerJohn Griffin
Production companies
  • The Forge
  • Runaway Fridge
Release
Original networkDisney+

Synopsis

During the dissolution of the monasteries in the Tudor era, Matthew Shardlake is sent by Thomas Cromwell to investigate the death of a commissioner in a remote town of Scarnsea.[1]

Cast

Production

Background

In January 2023 it was announced that Disney+ had greenlit an adaptation of the Shardlake novels to be produced by The Forge, part of All3Media.[2] The series consisting of four episodes is directed by Justin Chadwick from a script written by Stephen Butchard. John Griffin is producing the series, with executive producers George Ormond and Mark Pybus for The Forge, Stevie Lee for Runaway Fridge, and Lee Mason for Disney+.[3][4]

Casting

Arthur Hughes was confirmed in the role of Shardlake with some reporting a change to the books series which posits Shardlake as considering himself unattractive, which contrasts to the confident image of Hughes on horseback revealed as a first look image by the series producers.[5] Sean Bean was confirmed in the role of Thomas Cromwell.[6]

Filming

By March 2023 principal photography had begun with filming locations including Hungary, Romania and Austria.[7]

References
  1. Dray, Kayleigh (30 March 2023). "A Tudor murder mystery drama starring Sean Bean? Shardlake sounds like perfect TV, honestly". Stylist. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  2. "DISNEY+ DEVELOPING NEW ORIGINAL SERIES BASED ON "SHARDLAKE" NOVELS". Whatsondisney+. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  3. Kanter, Jake (4 January 2023). "Disney+ Lines Up Series Adaptation Of CJ Sansom's Shardlake Tudor Detective Novels". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. Ramachandran, Naman (31 March 2023). "Disney+ Sets Series Adaptation of C.J. Sansom's 'Shardlake' Murder Mystery Novels". Variety. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  5. Buglass, Lucy (31 March 2023). "Shardlake first look reveals major change from book series". Whattowatch. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  6. Body, Jamie (31 March 2023). "Game of Thrones star Sean Bean lands Disney+ murder mystery role". Digital Spy. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  7. Hibbs, James (31 March 2023). "Arthur Hughes and Sean Bean to lead Disney Plus Tudor mystery Shardlake". Radio Times. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
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