Starz has handed The Spanish Princess a second run of eight episodes, with the Lionsgate broadcaster saying Monday that will bring to an end the limited series telling the story of Catherine of Aragon.
Read MoreStarz’s The Spanish Princess showrunners came to TCA to acknowledge taking some license with the historical figures’ ages and timelines in the drama, so as to not wind up with kids in little crowns.
The limited series centers on Catherine of Aragon, the teenage princess of Spain who becomes Princess of Wales. When her husband Prince Arthur dies suddenly, the throne seems lost to her. That is, until she claims her marriage was never consummated and that, as a virgin, she may set her sights on the new heir: charismatic, headstrong Prince Harry, who will one day rule as King Henry VIII.
Read MoreThink you know the story of Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII? Think again.
“By the time we meet Catherine in most [stories], she’s already the frumpy, grumpy ostracized wife stuck in exile,” notes The Spanish Princess co-showrunner Matthew Graham. “What people don’t realize is that he was married to her for twenty-plus years, and they were in love.”
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