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Newcomer Rebecca Ferguson will play Elizabeth Woodville, Edward’s new bride, with Oscar and Tony winner Janet McTeer has been cast as her sorceress mother. Much of her life will probably be familiar to viewers, as she was the woman thrown over and then divorced in favor of the infamous Anne Boleyn. Max Irons ( Red Riding Hood) will play King Edward IV, and True Blood alum James Frain will play his master manipulator Lord Warwick. The series will adapt Gregory’s The Constant Princess and The King’s Curse to tell the story of King Henry VIII’s first wife, Catherine of Aragon. “Carmi and I have worked with Colin for many years, and we are excited to have such a world-class movie and television visionary lending his talents to our Starz series,” Albrecht said in a statement. Playground’s Colin Callender, who worked with Starz CEO Chris Albrecht during their respective stints at HBO, will serve as an executive producer on the series as part of a larger two-year pact with his company. STORY: Starz Ending ‘Spartacus’ After Third Season The first trailer for The White Queen - a Starz original series. Starz will retain all global rights, with the exception of TV rights in the U.K., where the series will air on BBC One, and some TV/home video rights in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. domestic and worldwide multiplatform distribution rights from AL元Media International in a deal brokered by managing director Louise Pedersen on behalf of sister company Company Pictures. “The period of England’s Wars of the Roses makes for a sensational historical backdrop as a time fraught with violence, mystery and intrigue.”Īs part of the arrangement, Starz has secured all U.S.

“Phillipa Gregory’s novels have become runaway best-sellers with passionate fans the world over, making this a project ripe for reimagining,” said Starz managing director of original programming Carmi Zlotnik. White Queen will be told through the stories of three equally driven women - Elizabeth Woodville, Margaret Beaufort and Anne Neville - in their quest for power as they manipulate behind the scenes of history. STORY: Starz Developing Dramas From ‘Spartacus,’ ‘Thor’ Scribes

The red queen philippa gregory tv series