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- 2015
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- 2015
- TV-14
- PBS
- 2015
- TV-14
- PBS
- 2015
- TV-14
- PBS
Wolf Hall
Season 1 Premiere: Jan 21, 2015
7.5
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
86
100% Positive
25 Reviews
25 Reviews
0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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It doesn’t matter if you know precisely where this story leads (whose head goes to which chopping block), Wolf Hall is about as compellingly and meticulously crafted as television gets.
It will be interesting to see how Rylance’s superb performance evolves as Cromwell gets within spitting distance of the throne. For the moment, he’s a perfect model of stoicism, and the few flickers of feeling that cross his face (a smattering of tears after the death of his wife and children) hint that when Cromwell’s downfall comes--as history says it must--it won’t be pretty. The supporting actors are equally excellent.
The fantastic Wolf Hall is ultra-English is so many ways.... This may be a restrained, morally complex drama, but it is far from inert and stodgy in its execution.
It’s a lush production--The costumes! The locations!--that’s still appropriately gritty for its 1529 setting and sure to appeal to fans of historical fiction. But it may be a bit slow-paced for fans of Showtime’s “The Tudors,” which told the same story with more soapy shenanigans and gusto. Mr. Rylance gives a quietly commanding performance as the intelligent, politically astute Cromwell.
Although Wolf Hall does require an unusual amount of work on the viewer’s part, as well as the patience of, well, a saint, the performances and how they eventually elucidate the theme of what power can do to a man and a nation when it becomes too personal, make it mostly but belatedly worthwhile.
Wolf Hall has its moments if you have the endurance to wait for them.
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 59 User Ratings
7.5
80% Positive
47 Ratings
47 Ratings
3% Mixed
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17% Negative
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Production Company:
- Company Pictures
- Playground Entertainment
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Masterpiece Theatre
- Hindsight Media
Initial Release Date: Jan 21, 2015
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-14
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 9 Nominations
Bafta TV Craft
• 3 Wins & 8 Nominations
