The Hollow Crown
The Hollow Crown is a series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare’s History Plays. The first Season is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s second historical tetralogy, the Henriad: Richard II, Henry IV, Part I and Henry IV, Part II (treated as one film in two parts in the series) and Henry V. The Second Season is subtitled ”The Wars of the Roses” as a reference to its scope. It is based on Shakespeare’s first tetralogy: Henry VI: Part I, Henry VI: Part II, Henry VI: Part III (treated as two films in the series) and Richard III.
Views: 6343
Studio: NBCUniversal, Neal Street Productions, Thirteen
Creators: Dominic Cooke, Richard Eyre, Rupert Goold
Awards: Won 4 BAFTA 7 wins & 20 nominations total
TV Status: Ended
Release: 2012
IMDb: 8.2
TMDb: 7.4
Rotten Tomatoes: 98%
Metacritic: 89
FilmAffinity: 7.2
Country: United Kingdom
Networks: BBC Two