Popular historical drama starring award-winning actor axed after only one series

In the series, Matthew Shardlake (played by Arthur Hughes) is sent by Thomas Cromwell (Sean Bean) to analyse the decease of a commissioner successful a tiny municipality called Scarnsea

A deed play play starring award-winning Sean Bean has been axed aft lone 1 series.

Shardlake focuses connected the dissolution of the monasteries during the Tudor era. As shown successful the synopsis, Matthew Shardlake (played by Arthur Hughes) is sent by Thomas Cromwell (Sean Bean) to analyse the decease of a commissioner successful a tiny municipality called Scarnsea. The execution enigma had rave reviews but it wasn't capable for them to unafraid a 2nd bid connected Disney+.

The bid is based connected humanities books by CJ Sansom. There are 7 novels successful the bid truthful fans were hoping they got to spot much of the drama. Anthony Boyle, who played Jack Barak, took to societal media to stock the bittersweet quality of the extremity of the series, writing: "Sadly Shardlake won’t beryllium coming backmost from different season.

"Thanks for each the emotion and enactment connected it. First play inactive connected Disney Plus UK." A Disney spokesperson besides confirmed that determination won't beryllium a 2nd series. In a connection to Variety, they said: "We’d similar to convey Stephen Butchard who adapted the precocious C.J. Sansom’s beloved caller for the screen, the full formed – led by the outstanding Arthur Hughes – and crew, and our accumulation partners The Forge and Runaway Fridge.

"We anticipation to enactment with each of our partners crossed these shows again successful the future." Fans were devastated by the quality and rushed to societal media to stock their outrage. One idiosyncratic wrote: "ReallY gutted to perceive the quality #shardlake won’t beryllium returning for a 2nd second. What a missed opportunity. Great formed and fantastic books. Disappointed."

Another upset instrumentality posted: "Right, cancelling Shardlake is simply a legit crime." One said: "That's a shame astir Shardlake." Andy Serkis' girl Ruby Ashbourne Serkis besides stars successful the humanities series. It besides stars Babou Ceesay, Paul Kaye, Matthew Steer, Peter Firth and Brian Vernel.

Meanwhile, Sean Bean is champion known for his roles arsenic Boromir successful Lord of the Rings, Odysseus successful Troy, and Ned Stark successful Game of Thrones. Shardlake received 81% connected Rotten Tomatoes, with 1 professional writing: "At 4 episodes long, Shardlake ne'er truly drags — but it's surely a much dynamic, much propulsive whodunnit erstwhile Shardlake and Barak stock the screen."

One impressed instrumentality said: "This is simply a tightly-plotted, gorgeously atmospheric portion of television: 1 that delivers a invited alteration of gait from the platform’s erstwhile whimsical jollies of Renegade Nell and The Artful Dodger."

Shardlake is disposable to watercourse connected Disney+.

Follow Mirror Celebs connected TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Threads.