The present will dramatize occasions main as much as his well-known 2019 interview with journalist Emily Maitlis.

By way of high-profile, trendy tv interviews, it most likely doesn’t get extra seismic than Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis and her sit-down with Prince Andrew.

The notorious dialog focussed on the prince’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and offered some exceptional revelations. They included his incapacity to sweat and an alibi which concerned a visit to the Pizza Specific in Woking.

Now, the story is to develop into a three-part tv collection for Prime Video, written by Jeremy Brock (Mrs Brown). With headline casting introduced, it’s confirmed that Michael Sheen (Good Omens) will play Prince Andrew, whereas Ruth Wilson (His Darkish Supplies) takes the function of Emily Maitlis.

As reported by Selection, the present’s official description says that the collection will give attention to “… Emily Maitlis’ skilled and private journey as a Newsnight journalist, main as much as her acclaimed interview with Prince Andrew.”

Becoming a member of Sheen and Wilson, the collection may even star Joanna Scanlan as Amanda Thirsk, Alex Jennings as Sir Edward Younger, and Éanna Hardwicke as Stewart Maclean.

A Very Royal Scandal is the third drama in a free collection. Within the first, A Very English Scandal, author Russell T Davies chronicled the autumn of MP Jeremy Thorpe. For the second, Sarah Phelps’ A Very British Scandal, the topic was the lifetime of Margaret Campbell, the Duchess of Argyll.

With Julian Jarrold directing, the present comes from Blueprint Photos for Amazon MGM Studios. Josh Hyams produces. Brock, Jarrold and Maitlis all take govt producer roles, alongside Karen Thrussell, Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin and Diarmuid McKeown.

Scoop

Occasions surrounding the interview are additionally the topic of Netflix’s forthcoming drama Scoop. Primarily based on the memoir of Newsnight’s visitor booker Sam McAllister, performed by Billie Piper, that model of the story sees Gillian Anderson as Emily Maitlis, whereas Rufus Sewell performs Prince Andrew.

Written by Peter Moffat and Geoff Bussetil, Scoop’s forged additionally consists of Keeley Hawes, Connor Swindells, Romola Garai, Lia Williams, Amanda Redman and Charity Wakefield.

We’ll maintain you posted.