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The Tudors: Season 2
  • Network: Showtime
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 1, 2007
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
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Metascore
68 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critics What's this?

User Score
9.0 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 40 Ratings

Your Score
10 out of 10
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  • Summary: Heads will roll in the second season of The Tudors. Henry and Anne are king and queen, but this stops neither Henry's roving eye nor his suspicion of those closest to him.
  • Genre(s): Action/Adventure, Drama, Movie/Mini-Series

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    100
    Hirst, Rhys Meyers and the rest of the cast (and Bergin's costumes) make it all somehow meatier but no less entertaining in Season 2.
  2. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    88
    The Tudors comes back enriched and improved.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    60
    Mixing equal parts court intrigue with Calvin Klein ad, the series falls short of greatness.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 25
  3. Negative: 1 out of 25
  1. seanf.
    10
    Great writing. absolute fantastic writing all round especially king henry. Very engaging series. Cant wait for the next one.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. Lynnette
    10
    Fantastic series, original ideas on how to tell the life of Henry, great performances from all leading cast and really addictive. I will be looking forward to the next series for sure.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. [anonymous]
    3
    Really guys? Whats with the 10s? Henry the 8th wasn't some whiny twerp. He was a big powerful dude. The acting in this is sub par at best. The show goes nowhere fast, and focuses on the most boring crowd pleasing aspect of the story. Don't believe the myriad high scores. I watched a whole season and I don't know why. There is zero payoff.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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