Wolf Hall

Synopsis

England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the King dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The Pope and most of Europe oppose him. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer, and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people, and implacable in his ambition. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, one day murderous. Cromwell helps him break the opposition, but what will be the price of his triumph?

About 11h 48m to watch every episode. An estimate: 12 episodes at the latest episode runtime of 59 minutes.

Trailer

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Main cast

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  Mark Rylance
  Thomas Cromwell
  12 episodes

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  Damian Lewis
  Henry VIII
  12 episodes

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  Thomas Brodie-Sangster
  Rafe Sadler
  12 episodes

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  Joss Porter
  Richard Cromwell
  12 episodes

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  Claire Foy
  Anne Boleyn
  10 episodes

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  Kate Phillips
  Jane Seymour
  10 episodes

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  Richard Dillane
  Duke of Suffolk
  10 episodes

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  Will Keen
  Archbishop Cranmer
  9 episodes

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  Jonathan Pryce
  Cardinal Wolsey
  8 episodes

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  Hannah Steele
  Mary Shelton
  8 episodes

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  James Larkin
  William Fitzwilliam
  8 episodes

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  Bernard Hill
  Duke of Norfolk
  6 episodes

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  Charlie Rowe
  Gregory Cromwell
  6 episodes

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  Jessica Raine
  Jane Rochford
  6 episodes

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  Anton Lesser
  Thomas More
  6 episodes

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  Harry Melling
  Thomas Wriostheley
  6 episodes

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  David Robb
  Thomas Boleyn
  6 episodes

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  Tom Mothersdale
  Richard Riche
  6 episodes

Seasons

• Season 12015 · 6 episodes
• The Mirror and the Light2024 · 6 episodes