Hollow Crown, The: Wars of the Roses (TV Series)

UK 2015, 381 minutes
Dir. Dominic Cooke
Rating: [R13] Violence & content that may disturb.
Genres: Television, Action/Adventure, Drama / Shakespeare

Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Hugh Bonneville, Judi Dench, Michael Gambon, Sally Hawkins, Sophie Okonedo, Tom Sturridge

“Medieval both in tongue and in tone, and even more engaging than the initial installments of the first Hollow Crown series” ~Allison Keene, Collider

Aroview: A second series of star-studded, exceptionally presented Shakespeare adaptations, with Henry VI in two parts, along with Richard III. Together they chronicle the history of the houses of Lancaster and York, an exceptionally turbulent period in British politics. Features a strand out performance by Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays Richard III.