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Anne Boleyn

★ 5.6 29K votes 2021–2021 1 seasons · 3 episodes Ended 5
Period pieceSet meaningfully in a past era.This show: 10/10Royalty & aristocracyCourts, crowns and dynasties.This show: 9/10Real historyReal historical events and figures woven into the story.This show: 8/10Strong female leadA complex woman drives the story.This show: 8/10Tight limited runA compact, complete story told in just a few episodes.This show: 8/10Political intriguePower struggles inside governments and institutions.This show: 7/10Female perspectiveWomen's experience as the defining lens.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Jodie Turner-SmithKris HitchenThalissa TeixeiraBarry WardIsabella LaughlandPaapa Essiedu
Starring
Jodie Turner-SmithKris HitchenThalissa TeixeiraBarry WardIsabella LaughlandPaapa Essiedu
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"A queen's downfall told as slow-burn paranoia"

This three-part British drama reimagines the final months of Anne Boleyn's life as a tense psychological thriller rather than a straightforward costume epic. Jodie Turner-Smith plays the doomed queen navigating a court closing in on her, with the show leaning into paranoia and claustrophobia instead of pageantry. It moves briskly given its short length, prioritizing mood and interiority over grand set pieces. Viewers expecting lavish Tudor spectacle may find it stripped-down and stagey, but those interested in a more intimate, character-driven take on a well-known downfall will find something leaner and moodier than typical royal drama.

Watch it for

a stripped-down, psychologically tense take on a familiar royal tragedy.

Maybe skip if

you want lavish Tudor spectacle rather than a tight, moody character study.

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All Seasons

Miniseries2021
5.65K32h 23m
The final months of Anne Boleyn's life, her struggle with Tudor England's patriarchal society, her desire to secure a future for her daughter, Elizabeth, and the brutal reality of her failure to provide Henry with a male heir.
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
1Episode #1.15.6
2K44 min
2Episode #1.25.6
1K45 min
3Episode #1.35.6
2K54 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Jodie Turner-Smith Anne Boleyn
Kris Hitchen Duke of Norfolk
Thalissa Teixeira Madge Shelton
Barry Ward Thomas Cromwell
Isabella Laughland Elizabeth Browne
Paapa Essiedu George Boleyn
Anna Brewster Lady Rochford, Jane Boleyn
Amanda Burton Lady Shelton, Anne Shelton
Lola Petticrew Jane Seymour
Kaila Douglin Princess Elizabeth

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