Another entry of the A Very …Scandal anthology series is set to premiere. Per an official press release, Prime Video announced A Very Royal Scandal will come to the platform on September 19 in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The new limited series starring Michael Sheen (Good Omens, Prodigal Son) and Ruth Wilson (Luther, His Dark Materials) examines journalism during a pivotal point in British history.
The official synopsis reads as follows: “One night. One hour. One interview that sent shockwaves around the globe. Based on the real-life 2019 interview between Emily Maitlis and Prince Andrew 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.”
Wilson stars as Emily Maitlis and Sheen will appear as Prince Andrew. Alex Jennings (Your Christmas or Mine?) will play Sir Edward Young, Claire Rushbrook (Secrets & Lies) as Sarah Ferguson, Eanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) as Steward Maclean, and Joanna Scanlan (After Love, Notes on a Scandal) as Amanda Thirsk.
The three-episode series is directed by Julian Jarrold (Becoming Jane, A Royal Night Out) and written by Jeremy Brock (The Last King of Scotland, The Eagle). Produced by Blueprint for Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Pictures Television, executive producers include Brock, Maitlis, Jarrold, Diarmuid McKeown (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, All of Us Strangers), Pete Czernin (The Riot Club, Piccadilly Jim), Karen Thrussell (Marple, Poldark), and Graham Broadbent (Some Voices, Thunderpants). Josh Hyams (Shoshana, The Trip to Italy) is attached as a producer.
There have been two previous entries in the anthology series. 2018’s A Very English Scandal retold the true story of Liberal Party leader, Jeremy Thorpe, and his alleged involvement in the murder scheme against his former lover, Norman Scott. Then in 2021, A Very British Scandal examined the 1960s divorce of Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll, and her husband, the 11th Duke of Argyll.
Netflix recently examined the interview with its film Scoop which starred Gillian Anderson (The X-Files, Sex Education) and Rufus Sewell (The Diplomat, The Illusionist) as Maitlis and Prince Andrew.