– Episode Titles, Synopsis, and Air Dates –
The second series of Wolf Hall will comprise of six episodes, mirroring the first series. Episodes are set to be released weekly on BBC One and BBC iPlayer after its initial release date. Barring any changes to the schedule, the finale is expected to air on Sunday, December 15.
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light arrives on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK on Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 9:00 p.m. US release on PBS is set for Sunday, March 23, 2025.
Episode Guide
Episode 1: Wreckage
Air Date: Sunday, November 10, 2024
Plot Description: Wolf Hall returns with the thrilling final installment of Hilary Mantel’s magisterial trilogy, based on the life and death of Thomas Cromwell. The Mirror and the Light opens in the heartbeat after Anne Boleyn’s death, as the young queen’s blood is sluiced from the scaffold and Thomas Cromwell picks his way across the wreckage to take up his position as principal councillor to an unpredictable king. Despite his lowly beginnings in a Putney blacksmith’s forge, Cromwell has made a reputation for himself as one of England’s most formidable politicians. On the day of the Queen’s death, he is at the height of his powers. He has found a bloody way for the king to escape his marriage, pinning Anne Boleyn and her circle to crimes they could never have imagined. He has delivered her to the Calais swordsman’s blade. He has smoothed the path for the king’s marriage to his third wife, Jane Seymour. And he has been rewarded well. Now both Master Secretary and Lord Privy Seal, there are few parts of the state’s business that do not pass over his desk. But in rising so high, Cromwell has also attracted powerful enemies…
Episode 2: Obedience
Air Date: Sunday, November 17, 2024
Plot Description: Cromwell has become the most significant politician in the whole of England, his place as Henry’s principal adviser secure. The Duke of Norfolk, England’s most senior nobleman by rank, is in disgrace, tainted by the treasonous behavior of his niece, Anne Boleyn. So when Cromwell uncovers a clandestine affair between Norfolk’s brother and the King’s niece, an opportunity opens up to destroy his foremost enemy for good. Yet Cromwell stays his hand.
Episode 3: tbd
Air Date: Sunday, November 24, 2024
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Episode 4: tbd
Air Date: Sunday, December 1, 2024
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Episode 5: tbd
Air Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024
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Episode 6: tbd
Air Date: Sunday, December 15, 2024
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