Amazon Prime drops all seasons of BBC historical drama hailed a ‘masterpiece’

A play play set during the reign of King Henry VIII erstwhile called ‘phenomenal’ by fans is present disposable to binge connected Amazon Prime.

Premiering successful 2007, The Tudors starred Jonathan Rhys Meyers arsenic the monarch, with the archetypal play pursuing the play successful his reign successful which his quality to regularisation was enactment nether strain by planetary conflicts and governmental powerfulness struggles playing retired successful his ain court.

His woman Katharine of Aragon was played by Maria Doyle Kennedy portion Natalie Dormer took connected the relation of his mistress Anne Boleyn.

Upon hitting screens, the amusement became the highest-rating Showtime bid debut successful 3 years. It primitively aired successful the UK connected BBC.

Although reviews were mixed from some critics and fans, the praised the bid received from immoderate was glowing.  

‘The scandalous past down King Henry VIII of England and his six wives comes to beingness successful the racy series…’ Time wrote successful its review.

‘This is simply a coagulated and historically grounded play that is dependably entertaining with performances often much riveting than the stories from which they arise,’ The Hollywood newsman declared.

Meanwhile The New York Times went a measurement further: ‘Showtime’s glorious, gorgeous The Tudors is the champion bid since The Sopranos. Period.’

Another play followed successful 2008, with a 3rd successful 2009 and the 4th and last airing successful 2010.

All 4 seasons person precocious been made disposable to watercourse connected Amazon Prime Video, portion besides being disposable to ticker connected Channel 4’s streaming work too.

The Tudors was created by screenwriter and shaper Michael Hirst, champion known for his films Elizabeth (1998) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007).

He past went connected to make the bid Vikings, which ran from 2013 until 2020.

In 2018 Jonathan spoke astir the bequest of The Tudors, and however it had paved the mode for different series’.

‘When we made The Tudors, we were capable to marque a play TV amusement successful, for the archetypal time. There would beryllium no Game of Thrones, determination would beryllium nary Vikings and determination would beryllium nary Crown, unless we had done The Tudors first,’ helium told Collider.

‘It was the archetypal clip that the manufacture saw that we could enactment radical with swords and horses and castles and gowns, and it would beryllium successful.

‘It was funny, we were connected the 3rd play of The Tudors erstwhile they greenlit Game of Thrones. The lone crushed that it was greenlit was due to the fact that we did The Tudors first, and we’re precise arrogant of that.’

The Tudors is streaming connected Channel 4 and Amazon Prime Video.

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