Directed by Julian Jarrold and written by Jeremy Brock, this three-episode British miniseries stars Michael Sheen, Ruth Wilson, Joanna Scanlan, and Alex Jennings. Produced by Blueprint Pictures, Amazon MGM Studios, and Sony Pictures Television, it recounts the 2019 interview between journalist Emily Maitlis and Prince Andrew, broadcast on Newsnight, and arrives in France on the HBO Max platform on December 22, 2025.
The series looks back at the preparation and unfolding of the televised interview that marked the British royal family. The story shows how the program's producers attempted to get answers about Prince Andrew's ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The situation prompts the Newsnight team to question the gray areas surrounding this relationship and the resulting media repercussions.
Over the course of the episodes, the miniseries explores the palace's communication strategy and the exchanges between the protagonists. The filmed meeting, presented as a key moment in the dramatic documentary, is the central point of the narrative and illustrates an exchange that has become controversial. The series reconstructs the political and media context of this interview, which has become one of the most talked-about sequences in the kingdom.
The project was developed by Jeremy Brock, known for The Last King of Scotland. It was directed by Julian Jarrold, noted for Brideshead Revisited and Appropriate Adult. Filming took place in the United Kingdom. Michael Sheen plays Prince Andrew, after several notable roles in biopics and political series. Ruth Wilson plays Emily Maitlis, drawing on her experience in dramas such as The Affair. The series follows a format of three sixty-minute episodes.
The tone is based on rigorous staging focused on exchanges between journalists and members of the palace. The story is aimed at an audience interested in media affairs, institutional issues, and political reconstructions. The series adopts a measured pace, based on dialogue and analysis of the facts.
A Very Royal Scandal
Series | 2024
Season 1 available on HBO Maxand Disney+ on December 22, 2025
Biopic | 3 episodes of 60 min
Created by Jeremy Brock | Starring Michael Sheen, Ruth Wilson, Joanna Scanlan
Nationality: Great Britain
This miniseries offers a detailed reconstruction of the interview and the issues surrounding it.
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