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The hollow crown. s02e01. IMDB 8.5.

A mini-series of adaptations of Shakespeare's history plays: Richard II, Henry IV Parts One and Two, and Henry V.

The Hollow Crown is a series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare'sHistory Plays.
The first cycle is an adaptation of Shakespeare's second historical tetralogy, the Henriad:Richard II, Henry IV, Part I and Henry IV, Part II (treated as one film in two parts in the series) and Henry V.[1] It starred Ben Whishaw, Jeremy Irons and Tom Hiddleston. Olivier Awardwinners Rupert Goold, Richard Eyre and Thea Sharrock directed the telefilms.[2] It was produced by Rupert Ryle-Hodges for BBC Two and was executive produced by Sam Mendesand Pippa Harris under Neal Street Productions in association with NBCUniversal. The first series aired in the United Kingdom in 2012. The first series of films received positive reviews from critics. Ben Whishaw and Simon Russell Beale won British Academy Television Awardsfor Leading actor and Supporting actor for their performances. Jeremy Irons was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Actor for his role as Henry IV. The first episode,Richard II, was nominated for the Best Single Drama at the BAFTAs.[3]
In March 2014, the BBC set a tentative airing date of 2016 for the concluding cycle of The Hollow Crown subtitled The Wars of the Roses as a reference to the scope of the series.[4] It will be produced by the same team that made the first series of films and will be directed by the former artistic director of Royal Court Theatre and Olivier Award winner, Dominic Cooke.[5]It will be based on Shakespeare's first tetralogy: Henry VI, Part I; Henry VI, Part II and Henry VI, Part III condensed in one film; and Richard III.[6] In April 2014, BBC Two announced thatBenedict Cumberbatch will play King Richard III,[7] with the second cycle to premiere on May 7, 2016.[8]

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