Set in 16th century Tudor England, the novels follow a fellow named Matthew Shardlake, who is solving crime and trying to navigate not getting caught up in the political chaos and religious reform imposed by Henry VIII.<\/p>\n
The new series is set to consist of four episodes, with Shardlake portrayed by Arthur Hughes \u2013 who is known for his role in BBC\u2019s Then Barbara Met Alan<\/a>.<\/p>\n According to the synopsis, the character is \u201ca lawyer with an acute sense of justice and one of the few honest men in a world beset with scheming and plots\u201d.<\/p>\n Joining Hughes in the cast is Sean Bean (The Lord of the Rings<\/a>) as Thomas Cromwell, Anthony Boyle (Masters of the Air<\/a>) as Jack Barak, Babou Ceesay (We Hunt Together<\/a>) as Abbot Fabian and more.<\/p>\n Filming for the series has taken place across Hungary, Austria and Romania, so it\u2019s only a matter of time before it lands on our screens. With that, read on for everything you need to know about Shardlake.<\/p>\n There\u2019s no confirmed release date for Shardlake<\/strong> yet, but we do know that the series will be available to stream on Disney Plus when it does arrive.<\/p>\n The series kicked off production early in 2023, with filming taking place throughout Europe \u2013 so fingers crossed the show will be coming to our screens sometime in 2024<\/strong>.<\/p> As RadioTimes.com<\/a> exclusively revealed last year, the series went into production with a cast full of familiar faces.<\/p>\n Shardlake will be led by Arthur Hughes as the titular character, while Sean Bean will star as Thomas Cromwell, who is Shardlake\u2019s employer and Henry VIII\u2019s dangerous and powerful right-hand man.<\/p>\n As for Shardlake himself, although he has unwavering loyalty to Cromwell and the Crown, he is abused as a \u2018crookback\u2019 wherever he turns, on account of being a person living with scoliosis during the Tudor period.<\/p>\n His life is turned upside down when he is informed of a major murder with ties to the monastery.<\/p>\n The full confirmed cast list for Shardlake is as follows:<\/p>\n The new series is, of course, based on the novels of the same name by CJ Sansom \u2013 and has been adapted for the small screen by The Last Kingdom<\/a> writer Stephen Butchard.<\/p>\n The official synopsis for the series says: \u201cDrenched in mystery, suspense and deception, this four-part drama, based on the first novel in Sansom\u2019s series, is an eerie whodunnit adventure, set in 16th century England during the dissolution of the monasteries.<\/p>\n \u201cShardlake\u2019s sheltered life as a lawyer is turned upside down when Cromwell instructs him to investigate the murder of one of his commissioners at a monastery in the remote town of Scarnsea.\u201d<\/p>\n It continues: \u201cThe commissioner was gathering evidence to close the monastery and it is now imperative for Cromwell\u2019s own political survival that Shardlake both solves the murder and closes the monastery. He leaves Shardlake in no doubt that failure is not an option.<\/p>\n \u201cCromwell insists that he is accompanied by cocky, good-looking Jack Barak, and Shardlake is left unsure whether Barak is an assistant or Cromwell\u2019s spy.<\/p>\n \u201cAt Scarnsea, the duo are met with hostility, suspicion and paranoia by the monks, who fear for their future and will seemingly stop at nothing to preserve their order.\u201d<\/p>\n [squirrel-affiliate-playlist squirrel_playlist_id=\u201d612\u2033 \/]<\/p>\n Not yet<\/strong>! But we\u2019ll be sure to update this article when one is released.<\/p>\n Shardlake will be coming to Disney Plus soon.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section> <\/body><\/html>\n Adapted from the novels by CJ Sansom, the new series is set to star the likes of Sean Bean and Anthony Boyle. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":44859,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/shardlake-release-date-speculation-cast-and-latest-news-for-disney-plus-drama-scaled.jpg",2560,1706,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/shardlake-release-date-speculation-cast-and-latest-news-for-disney-plus-drama-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/shardlake-release-date-speculation-cast-and-latest-news-for-disney-plus-drama-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/shardlake-release-date-speculation-cast-and-latest-news-for-disney-plus-drama-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/shardlake-release-date-speculation-cast-and-latest-news-for-disney-plus-drama-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/shardlake-release-date-speculation-cast-and-latest-news-for-disney-plus-drama-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/shardlake-release-date-speculation-cast-and-latest-news-for-disney-plus-drama-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Adapted from the novels by CJ Sansom, the new series is set to star the likes of Sean Bean and Anthony Boyle.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/44858"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Shardlake release date speculation<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Shardlake cast: Who will star in the Disney Plus drama?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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What will Shardlake be about?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Is there a trailer for Shardlake?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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