Now, we not only know that filming on Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light<\/a> has wrapped, but we also have some exciting first-look images to mark the occasion.<\/p>\n The slew of new images (dotted throughout this article) show plenty of the main players in action, as we get glimpses of Damian Lewis as King Henry VIII, Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Rafe Sadler and Kate Phillips as Jane Seymour, to name a few.<\/p>\n It\u2019s safe to say that Wolf Hall is one of the most acclaimed history dramas of its time, and with the first season airing back in 2015, fans have been waiting patiently for the next instalment.<\/p>\n The good news is that plenty of the main cast<\/a> from season 1 are reprising their roles \u2013 with the likes of Harriet Walter, Timothy Spall and Harry Melling all new additions for the upcoming episodes.<\/p>\n This new season is based on the final novel in Hilary Mantel\u2019s multi award-winning trilogy<\/a>, and will be directed by seven-time BAFTA winner Peter Kosminsky (The Undeclared War).<\/p>\n It has been adapted by screenwriter Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), and is produced by Colin Callender\u2019s Playground\u00a0<\/strong>(All Creatures Great and Small<\/a>) and Company Pictures (Van der Valk<\/a>).<\/p>\n Once again, the series will follow politician Thomas Cromwell, played by Academy Award winner Mark Rylance.<\/p>\n This second season will follow the final four years of Cromwell\u2019s life, \u201ccompleting his journey from self-made man to the most feared, influential figure of his time\u201d, according to the synopsis.<\/p>\n It goes on: \u201cCromwell is as complex as he is unforgettable: a politician and a fixer, a diplomat and a father, a man who both defied and defined his age.\u201d<\/p>\n While the new images don\u2019t give anything away, the history on which the series is based on isn\u2019t light on the drama stakes at all \u2013 and so we\u2019re in for quite the tumultuous ride as we follow Cromwell\u2019s rise to power under the reign of King Henry VIII.<\/p>\n The new run kicks off in 1536 after the death of Anne Boleyn, the king\u2019s second wife, and as the third queen, Jane Seymour, ascends to the throne.<\/p> The season synopsis reads: \u201cCromwell, a man with only his wits to rely on, has no great family to back him, and no private army.<\/p>\n \u201cNavigating the moral complexities that accompany the exercise of power in this brutal and bloody time, Cromwell is caught between his desire to do what is right and his instinct to survive. But in the wake of Henry VIII having executed his queen, no one is safe.<\/p>\n \u201cDespite rebellion at home, traitors plotting abroad and the threat of invasion testing Henry\u2019s regime to breaking point, Cromwell\u2019s robust imagination sees a new country in the mirror of the future.<\/p>\n \u201cAll of England lies at his feet, ripe for innovation and religious reform. But as fortune\u2019s wheel turns, Cromwell\u2019s enemies are gathering in the shadows.<\/p>\n \u201cThe inevitable question remains: how long can anyone survive under Henry\u2019s cruel and capricious gaze?\u201d<\/p>\n Further casting for the series includes Lilit Lesser as Princess Mary, Jonathan Pryce as Cardinal Wolsey, Harriet Walter as Lady Margaret Pole, Harry Melling as Thomas Wriothesley, Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Rafe Sadler, Timothy Spall as the Duke of Norfolk, Alex Jennings as Stephen Gardiner and Charlie Rowe as Gregory Cromwell.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n At the time of the second season announcement last year, director Kosminsky said: \u201cThe Mirror and the Light picks up exactly where Wolf Hall ended, with the execution of Henry VIII\u2019s second wife, Anne Boleyn.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m overjoyed to be able to reunite the extraordinary cast we were lucky enough to assemble for Wolf Hall, led by the brilliant Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis, with the original creative team of Gavin Finney (DOP), Pat Campbell (designer) and Joanna Eatwell (costume designer).<\/p>\n \u201cWe are all determined to complete what we started \u2013 and to honour the final novel written by one of the greatest literary figures of our age, Hilary Mantel.\u201d<\/p>\n As for when the instalment will be coming to our screens, we\u2019ll just have to bide our time for announcements \u2013 but with filming having now wrapped, we can anticipate further exciting details in due course.<\/p>\n![\"Damian](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/Wolf-Hall-Mirror-Light-Damian-Lewis-f3640f4.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"Wolf-Hall-Mirror-Light-Damian-Lewis\\"\/")
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