If you enjoyed Netflix’s Scoop, we recommend bookmarking A Very Royal Scandal, an Amazon TV series that will focus on the controversy that followed Prince Andrew’s interview with BBC Newsnight back in 2019. And we’ve just received a taster in the form of a trailer drop.
Luther star Ruth Wilson will play Emily Maitlis, while Michael Sheen will play Prince Andrew in this iteration. It will be the next series that belongs to Amazon’s Scandal franchise, which includes A Very English Scandal – starring Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw – and A Very British Scandal, which followed The Argyle divorce and starred Claire Foy and Paul Bettany.
Here’s what we know about A Very Royal Scandal.
Christopher Raphael
A Very Royal Scandal plot
Just like Scoop, the series will portray the drama surrounding Prince Andrew’s interview with BBC Newsnight.
A synopsis for the Amazon TV series reads as follows: “One night. One hour. One interview that sent shockwaves around the globe. Based on the real-life 2019 interview between Emily Maitlis and Prince Andrew over the scandalous accusations he faced regarding his involvement with Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre.
“A Very Royal Scandal follows the action of Maitlis and Prince Andrew in the lead-up to the interview, the ground-breaking event itself and the many questions left in its wake that would change their lives forever.”
Christopher Raphael
A Very Royal Scandal cast
Joining Ruth and Michael will be Joanna Scanlan as Amanda Thirsk, Alex Jennings, Éanna Hardwicke, Stewart Maclean, Claire Rushbrook as Sarah Ferguson, Nicholas Burns, Lydia Leonard, Alexander Owen, Clare Calbraith (Mr Bates vs The Post Office) as Sam McAlister, Sam Troughton, Honor Swinton Byrne as Princess Beatrice and Sofia Oxenham as Princess Eugenie.
A Very Royal Scandal trailer
The trailer has dropped and we are here for the drama.
