WOLF HALL ON MASTERPIECE
THURSDAY, APRIL 23 @ 10:00PM
“Once you have fixed on the destruction of an enemy, that destruction must be swift and it must be perfect…Before he wakes in the morning, you should have the axe in your hand.”
—But when the hour to strike is near, will you be ready?
Tony® Award-winning actor Mark Rylance (Twelfth Night) stars as Thomas Cromwell, the enigmatic advisor to King Henry VIII, as he maneuvers the corridors of power in the Tudor court. The six-part series follows the back-room dealings of this accomplished power broker, from humble beginnings, who must survive deadly political intrigue. Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award-winner Damian Lewis (Homeland) plays a young King Henry VIII in the throes of a tempestuous relationship with Anne Boleyn (Claire Foy, Little Dorrit), and ruling an England on the brink of monumental religious upheaval.
