The Tudors
It's Good to Be King.
Created by Michael Hirst
On Showtime
A lavish, sensual historical drama centered on Henry VIII's appetites and paranoia, where court intrigue and romantic obsession drive the narrative across a doomed reign.
The Tudors is a history-based drama series following the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the intrigues of the English court and the human heart with equal vigor and justifiable suspicion.
Essence
Ensemble
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Henry VIII of England
Henry Cavill
Charles Brandon
James Frain
Thomas Cromwell
Natalie Dormer
Anne Boleyn
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Catherine of Aragon
Nick Dunning
Thomas Boleyn
Jeremy Northam
Sir Thomas More
Max Brown
Edward Seymour
Annabelle Wallis
Jane Seymour
Joss Stone
Anne of Cleves
Steven Waddington
Duke of Buckingham
David O'Hara
Henry Howard
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