'So now we will have to continue this as a memorial to, but also without the advantage of her guidance and advice.' “Quite apart from my personal sadness, I’ve also lost my main collaborator,' hold told Variety. Peter Kosminsky had known Hilary Mantel for “many, many years,” and had been collaborating on the BBC's adaptation of The Mirror and the Light when she passed away in September 2022. Peter Kosminsky on The Mirror and the Light

With Anne Boleyn very much dead at the end of Wolf Hall, we're not expecting Claire Foy to make a return, but Damian Lewis ( Homeland) is expected to reprise his role as Henry VIII and many other big names from the original series could be back. So that is hopefully something next year we will make.” They are just in the stage of starting to share it with me. 'I haven’t seen them yet but they are all in draft form and the wonderful Peter Kosminsky is developing it with the producers. They have got the drafts of the six scripts,' he said. In a BBC Radio 2 interview with Dermot O'Leary earlier this year the Oscar-winning actor said he hoped production will begin in 2023. Mark Rylance won a BAFTA Award for his portrayal of Thomas Cromwell in Wolf Hall and has confirmed he will be returning to play the central character in this follow-up. Will Kate Phillips play Henry's third wife Jane Seymour once again? (Image credit: BBC) The Mirror and the Light cast Following his fall from royal favour, he was executed at Tower Hill in 1540.

This was an era in which Cromwell ascended to the pinnacle of his riches and power, yet the death of Jane Seymour days after the birth of Edward proved a crucial moment.Ĭromwell was tasked with finding a new wife for the King, but his choice of German princess Anne of Cleeves proved a crucial misstep and soured his relationship with Henry. The Mirror and the Light will cover the period following the death of Anne Boleyn in 1536, Henry's marriage to Jane Seymour and the birth of a long-anticipated son, Prince Edward. The six-part series also covered England's split from the Roman Catholic Church and Anne's downfall following her failure to provide the King with an heir. Wolf Hall, which was based on the first two novels of Mantel's Tudor trilogy, painted a vivid picture of court life during the 16th century and followed lawyer Thomas Cromwell as he rose to become one of Henry VIII's most trusted advisors.Ī former protege to Cardinal Wolsey, Cromwell earned favor with the King by helping him divorce his first wife Catherine of Aragon and arranging his marriage to Anne Boleyn, yet made plenty of enemies on the way.

(Image credit: BBC) The Mirror and the Light plot Damian Lewis is expected to reprise his role as Henry VIII.

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