The White Princess (miniseries)

Did You Know?

• In the UK, the series began its satellite and terrestrial broadcasts on the U&Drama channel on 18 November 2017.
• On Metacritic, the show has a weighted average score of 71 based on reviews from 9 critics.
• On 15 March 2018, Starz announced a continuation titled The Spanish Princess, based on Gregory's novels The Constant Princess and The King's Curse.

Cast and characters

Jodie Comer portrays Elizabeth of York, the Queen of England from 1486 to 1503. Jacob Collins-Levy plays Henry VII, the King of England and Elizabeth's husband. Michelle Fairley appears as Margaret Beaufort, the King's mother. Rebecca Benson takes the role of Margaret Plantagenet, the Queen's paternal cousin and sister of Teddy.

Essie Davis portrays Elizabeth Woodville, the Queen dowager. Rossy de Palma appears as Isabella I of Castile. Richard Dillane plays Thomas Stanley, Margaret Beaufort's husband. Anthony Flanagan portrays Francis Lovell, a Yorkist supporter.

Patrick Gibson plays Perkin Warbeck, a pretender to the English crown claiming to be Richard of York. Caroline Goodall appears as Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, the Queen's paternal grandmother; Goodall is the only actor to appear in both The White Queen and The White Princess. Adrian Rawlins portrays John de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk. Vincent Regan plays Jasper Tudor, the King's uncle.

Suki Waterhouse appears as Cecily of York, the Queen's sister. Joanne Whalley portrays Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy, the Queen's paternal aunt. Andrew Whipp plays Sir Richard Pole, husband of Maggie Plantagenet. Nicholas Audsley appears as Lord Strange.

Heidi Ely plays Princess Bridget. Oliver Hembrough portrays John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln. Rosie Knightley appears as Princess Anne. Ava Masters plays Princess Catherine.

Rollo Skinner portrays Ned, a stable boy. Susie Trayling appears as Elizabeth de la Pole, Duchess of Suffolk. Guy Williams plays William Stanley. Iain Batchelor portrays Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor.

Dorian Grover appears as Philip. Zazie Hayhurst plays Rettie. Billy Barratt portrays Prince Arthur. Woody Norman plays Prince Harry.

Philip Arditti appears as Rodrigo de Puebla. Ned Elliott plays Prince Richard. Luc Webb portrays Prince Edward. Derek Frood appears as the Mayor of York.

Kitty Smith plays Ruth. Emmanuelle Bouaziz portrays Mary of Burgundy. Max True plays Lambert Simnel. Norman Arthur Eshley plays the Abbot.

Marc Danbury portrays the Priest. Juan Echenique appears as Ferdinand II of Aragon. Nicholas Gecks plays the Wimborne Priest.

Production

The White Queen, a ten-episode series from 2013, adapted three of Philippa Gregory's novels and aired on BBC One in the UK and Starz in the US. After the BBC decided not to order a second series in August 2013, likely due to a modest reception, Starz began planning a follow-up miniseries titled The White Princess, based on another Gregory novel. In January 2014, Starz CEO Chris Albrecht confirmed the network was collaborating with White Queen screenwriter Emma Frost on the project, which Starz would produce without the BBC.

Gregory confirmed the project was moving forward in August 2015, and on February 7, 2016, she announced on Facebook that production was officially underway. By May 2016, the series was set for eight episodes. Jamie Payne, who directed three episodes of The White Queen, helmed episodes 1, 2, 3, 7, and 8. Frost served as showrunner and executive producer, with Lachlan MacKinnon as producer and Gregory as executive producer.

Playground's Colin Callender and Scott Huff, along with Company Pictures' Michele Buck, also served as executive producers. Jodie Comer was cast as Elizabeth of York in April 2016, with Michelle Fairley joining as Margaret Beaufort the following month. In June 2016, Starz announced additional cast members: Essie Davis as Dowager Queen Elizabeth, Jacob Collins-Levy as Henry VII, Suki Waterhouse as Cecily of York, Rebecca Benson as Margaret Plantagenet, and Joanne Whalley as Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy.

The rest of the cast included Caroline Goodall, Kenneth Cranham, Vincent Regan, and Rhys Connah. Principal photography started in June 2016, with filming locations including Bradford on Avon, Bristol, Berkeley Castle, Gloucester Cathedral, Lacock, Salisbury Cathedral, and Wells.