Prime Video uncovers A Very Royal Scandal

FIRST LOOK: Ruth Wilson and Michael Sheen star in A Very Royal Scandal, Prime Video’s three-part miniseries chronicling Prince Andrew’s 2019 Newsnight interview with journalist Emily Maitlis.

One night. One hour. One interview that sent shockwaves around the globe. It is based on the real-life interview between Emily Maitlis (Wilson) and Prince Andrew (Sheen) over the scandalous accusations he faced regarding his involvement with Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre.

A Very Royal Scandal follows the action of Maitlis and Prince Andrew in the lead-up to the interview, the ground-breaking event itself and the many questions left in its wake that would change their lives forever.

The series will also star Joanna Scanlan as Amanda Thirsk, Alex Jennings as Sir Edward Young, Éanna Hardwicke as Stewart Maclean and Claire Rushbrook as Sarah Ferguson.

It is directed by Julian Jarrold and written by Jeremy Brock. It is produced by Blueprint Television for Amazon MGM Studios, and distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures Television.

Karen Thrussell, Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, Diarmuid McKeown, Jeremy Brock, Jarrold and Maitlis herself are executive producers. Josh Hyams is the producer.

A Very Royal Scandal will premiere on September 19 exclusively on Prime Video in the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

It is the latest entry in Blueprint’s Scandal series, following A Very English Scandal in 2018 and 2021’s A Very British Scandal.

The series also follow’s Netflix movie Scoop, which similarly dramatises events around the Newsnight interview, with Gillian Anderson as Maitlis and Rufus Sewell as Prince Andrew.

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