TV Series2022 · 1 season · 8 episodes · Cancelled

Becoming Elizabeth

Name: Becoming Elizabeth
Genre: Drama
Cast: Alicia von Rittberg, Romola Garai, Oliver Zetterström, Jessica Raine, Tom Cullen

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalbiographyslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationship

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"The queen you know. The girl you don’t."

Boxlist takeExpect a slow-paced, realistic drama series, heavy rather than light. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: very slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.3 /10

TMDB · 33 votes

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Season

Season 1

· 2022 · 8 episodes

Episodes (8)

1Keep Your Knife Bright12 Jun 2022
Following the death of Henry VIII, his three children; Mary, Elizabeth and Edward are now pawns in a dangerous game as the English court is plunged into a race for control of the new England they find themselves in.
2You Cannot Keep the Birds From Flying Over Your Head19 Jun 2022
Christmas at court, and a controversial masque leaves Protestant Edward and Catholic Mary at odds. Elizabeth finds herself in the middle as Mary demands she come live with her.
3Either Learn or Be Silent26 Jun 2022
The Lord Protector’s plan for peace between the siblings only causes Catherine and Thomas to accelerate their own, using Elizabeth’s 15th birthday as cover.
4Lighten Our Darkness3 Jul 2022
Having been sent away from Catherine and Thomas' household, Elizabeth is amongst strangers in the house of Kat's brother-in-law Antony Denny, and terrified of anyone finding out her secrets from Chelsea Place.
5Necessity Compels Me to Plague You10 Jul 2022
Elizabeth is determined to not fall into the same traps she did when last she was at Chelsea. While the court has been rocked by Mary’s defiance, the Lord Somerset is still more concerned with the war in Scotland.
6What Cannot Be Cured17 Jul 2022
Both Elizabeth and Somerset face the consequences of Thomas’ actions, while Mary finds that she is the only family member that the king can now trust.
7To Laugh, To Lie, To Flatter, To Face31 Jul 2022
There is a new Lord Protector and Mary and Elizabeth both find themselves at the mercy of the new regime and their zealous little brother.
8To Death We Must Stoop7 Aug 2022
With the king sick, court fears he will be succeeded by one of his sisters, but which sister?

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Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

The fascinating story of the early life of England’s most iconic Queen, Elizabeth Tudor, an orphaned teenager who became embroiled in the political and sexual politics of the English court on her journey to obtain the crown.

Synopsis: TMDB