'WHITE PRINCESS' EPIC SERIES
LAVISH CAST PHOTOS ARE HERE!
Tons of costume drama delight today, my spylings, as we have first photos and teasers for upcoming new period set TV shows! A few weeks ago I showed you the first teaser for THE WHITE PRINCESS series, a sequel to The White Queen but this time produced only by Starz without a help from BBC, and today you can feast your eyes on the lavish new cast photo shoot photos from the eight episode saga which will start its rule this April! As the photos show it will obviously have much better costumes than the first season which was largely criticised for historical
inaccuracies and lack of any splendour.
YORKS VS TUDORS
The story begins in the aftermath of the 1485 battle of Bosworth, the final conflict in England's War of the Roses, where Henry Tudor (Jacob Collins Levy) unexpectedly defeated King Richard III to become King Henry VII. Elizabeth of York (Jodie Comer), the niece and former lover of Richard, is forced to marry Henry to unite their warring families, but the two can barely contain their disdain for one another. Newly crowned Queen of England, Elizabeth finds herself torn between loyalty to her blood relatives, placating her husband and his
icy mother (Michelle Fairley) and establishing herself as a key player within the court's intricate politics.
The story begins in the aftermath of the 1485 battle of Bosworth, the final conflict in England's War of the Roses, where Henry Tudor (Jacob Collins Levy) unexpectedly defeated King Richard III to become King Henry VII. Elizabeth of York (Jodie Comer), the niece and former lover of Richard, is forced to marry Henry to unite their warring families, but the two can barely contain their disdain for one another. Newly crowned Queen of England, Elizabeth finds herself torn between loyalty to her blood relatives, placating her husband and his
icy mother (Michelle Fairley) and establishing herself as a key player within the court's intricate politics.
PREDOMINANTLY FEMALE CAST
Other stars in the cast include Essie Davis as Elizabeth's mother, previous queen Elizabeth, Joanne Whalley will be Duchesss of Burgundy her aunt, and sister to dead kings Richard III and Edward IV 
of England, with Michelle Fairley as Margaret Beaufort, the king's mother and the calculating mastermind behind Henry's ascent to the Throne, and Suki Waterhouse as Cecily of York, jealous younger 
sister to Princess Elizabeth! Amy Manson is going to portray Lady Catherine Gordon, cousin
to King James IV of Scotland and the
love interest of “The Boy” who claims to be Prince Richard of York, rightful
heir to the
throne and Elizabeth’s long lost brother played by Patrick Gibson! Andrew Whipp will play Richard Pole, supporter and former soldier of Henry VII, whose marriage to Elizabeth’s cousin Margaret
Plantagenet (Rebecca Benson) reinforces the alliance between the Houses of York and Lancaster under Tudor rule. Kenneth Cranham is Bishop Morton and Vincent Regan is Jasper Tudor.
of England, with Michelle Fairley as Margaret Beaufort, the king's mother and the calculating mastermind behind Henry's ascent to the Throne, and Suki Waterhouse as Cecily of York, jealous younger 
sister to Princess Elizabeth! Amy Manson is going to portray Lady Catherine Gordon, cousin
to King James IV of Scotland and the
love interest of “The Boy” who claims to be Prince Richard of York, rightful
heir to the
throne and Elizabeth’s long lost brother played by Patrick Gibson! Andrew Whipp will play Richard Pole, supporter and former soldier of Henry VII, whose marriage to Elizabeth’s cousin Margaret
Plantagenet (Rebecca Benson) reinforces the alliance between the Houses of York and Lancaster under Tudor rule. Kenneth Cranham is Bishop Morton and Vincent Regan is Jasper Tudor.
'REIGN' EPIC SERIES
FINAL SEASON TRAILER!
check out the first trailer below announcing the ending run which will have 16 episodes following Mary's settling in Scotland, fight with Queen Elizabeth and her new marriages. Adelaide Kane returns as Mary, Queen of Scots,
Megan Follows as French queen Catherine de' Medici,
Rachel Skarsten as Elizabeth I of England,
Charlie Carrick as her lover Robert Dudley,
Ben Geurens as Mary's ex lover Gideon Blackburn,
Spencer MacPherson as Charles IX of France with Will Kemp arriving as one of Mary's new husbands Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley and
Adam Croasdell as Bothwell!
Oh my..Drop dead gorgeous costumes indeed! You know I have a soft spot for lavish, queeny dresses, right :). Happy happy new year btw, dezzy..
ReplyDeleteyes, unlike the first season which really could not boast either with costumes, story nor acting, this one might actually be better. The costumes are flawless
DeleteLooks like they spared no expense for the "White Princess."
ReplyDeleteStarz really likes their epic series! It will also be a rather feminist series, so you might enjoy it, Debra!
DeleteIt doesn't feel like Reign has been on tv for that long. One of my Facebook friends is always talking about that show. I'll have to start watching it soon since it's coming to a close.
ReplyDeleteIt really has :) It has gone quite a long way, from a teensy affair with modern music, to pathetic plots and now to a rather rich political show on the hardships of ruling. I just hope we get to see Mary decapitated in the end :)) I haven't watched it for four years to be deprived of such a glorious ending :) If you do start watching, keep in mind that they do progress over the seasons
DeleteThanks for letting me know. I tend to give up on shows rather quickly these days if it fails to drag me in on the first few episode or two. I'll let this one run longer before deciding to give it the ax or not ;)
Deleteit's a fun show to watch, probably in my top ten all time epic faves, even though it is not perfect.
DeleteWell CW is going all superheroes, comics and sci-fi so of course Reign and Vampire Diaries are coming to an end. Can't wait for The White Princess in April.
ReplyDeleteyes, especially since they haven't put Transylvania into their spring schedule :( it is all just superheroes now with Riverdale as well.
DeleteLove the White Princess' costumes and atmospheric pictures...sounds promising Deezie!
ReplyDeleteStarz does know how to make them photoshoots!
DeleteUm... I don't know.
ReplyDeleteand here I was expecting (said Dezzy never) that you'd compliment her on her royal boobs...
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