Disney Plus Reveals Trailer for Tudor-Era Drama Shardlake
The series, starring Sean Bean and Arthur Hughes, delves into a murder mystery set against the backdrop of the dissolution of the monasteries.
- Disney Plus unveils the first trailer for the historical drama Shardlake, starring Sean Bean and Arthur Hughes, set in Tudor England.
- The series follows lawyer Matthew Shardlake as he investigates a murder at the behest of Thomas Cromwell, with the backdrop of the dissolution of the monasteries.
- Arthur Hughes stars as Matthew Shardlake, a lawyer with scoliosis, alongside Sean Bean as Cromwell and Anthony Boyle as Shardlake's assistant, Jack Barak.
- The cast also includes notable actors such as Paul Kaye, Babou Ceesay, and Kimberley Nixon, with the series directed by Justin Chadwick.
- Shardlake is based on C.J. Sansom's best-selling novels and is coming soon to Disney Plus.