PREMIERING SUNDAY, MARCH 23 at 8:00PM

Whether you’re drawn to Tudor history, exceptional British casting, or high-stakes drama with cunning characters the likes of Succession or House of Cards, this adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s final novel has it all. Damian Lewis (King Henry VIII), Mark Rylance (Thomas Cromwell), Jonathan Pryce (Cardinal Wolsey), and Kate Phillips (Jane Seymour) reprise brilliant performances in a sequel The Guardian (UK) calls “six hours of utter TV magic.” If you follow just one show right now, make it this one.

The biggest, most prestigious names in British drama appear in Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light on MASTERPIECE. Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies) reprises his Primetime Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning role as Thomas Cromwell. He’s joined by Damian Lewis (Billions, Homeland) as Henry VIII, Jonathan Pryce (Slow Horses, The Two Popes) as Cardinal Wolsey, and Kate Phillips (Miss Scarlet, Peaky Blinders) as Jane Seymour. New cast include Alex Jennings (Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Victoria) as Stephen Gardiner, Harriet Walter (Succession, Killing Eve) as Lady Margaret Pole, and Timothy Spall (Wicked Little Letters, Harry Potter films) as the Duke of Norfolk, among others. 

The Times (UK) highlights Rylance’s encore as “showing the heights of emotional intelligence that small-screen performances can aspire to.” And The Guardian (UK) says Lewis’s portrayal of King Henry VIII “perfectly captured Henry’s jovial menace throughout.”

The Peabody and Golden Globe Award-winning Wolf Hall (2015) followed Thomas Cromwell’s improbable rise to chief advisor in Henry VIII’s court. This sequel is the thrilling roller coaster ride of his struggle to maintain that power. As Cromwell rises and falls from favor, the series digs deep into his complex character: his razor-sharp mind and fierce ambition, and the personal cost of his unwavering loyalty. “Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light is a portrait of what it’s like to be at the beck and call of a despot,” says Director Peter Kominsky.

After Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, stay tuned for the premiere of Marie Antoinette Season 2 at 9 p.m. Both drama series are available to binge with Passport beginning on Sunday.