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Wolf Hall is a British television series adaptation of two of Hilary Mantel's novels, Wolf Hall [1] and Bring Up the Bodies, [2] a fictionalised biography documenting the life of Thomas Cromwell. The six-part first series was initially broadcast on BBC Two in January 2015.
The premiere of Wolf Hall received positive reviews. The Daily Telegraph gave the episode 5/5, saying "it fully communicates the nerve-jangling sense of bodily threat with which Mantel’s novels are freighted — life is cheap in a disease-ridden Tudor England ruled by an absolute monarch." [2]
It is the second and final part of the adaptation of the Wolf Hall novels by Hilary Mantel, covering The Mirror & the Light, the final novel in the trilogy. It is directed by Peter Kosminsky, Mark Rylance stars in the lead role of Thomas Cromwell, and Peter Straughan wrote, all returning from the 2015 series and first part Wolf Hall.
It is said the King finds solace in the gripping Tudor drama Wolf Hall, watching as Thomas Cromwell’s rise and fall unfolds in King Henry VIII’s court.. The series, adapted from Hilary Mantel ...
Season two hasn’t disappointed.” One viewer said the series had won them over, despite being recently disappointed with the BBC’s output. Thomas Brodie-Sangster in ‘Wolf Hall’ (BBC)
‘Mark Rylance was made for the role of Cromwell,’ one viewer said
"Anna Regina" received positive reviews. The Daily Telegraph again gave the episode 5/5. Reviewer Tim Martin wrote that "Wolf Hall is getting better, and darker, with each episode," and called it a "stellar political drama, with a thrillingly delicate feel for the weight of words."
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, based on the final novel in the late Hilary Mantel’s award-winning trilogy, will begin filming shortly, MASTERPIECE PBS and the BBC announced on Monday morning.