Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of content powerhouse Banijay Entertainment, today announces that Foxtel Group in Australia has acquired Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, as part of a raft of global deals for the BBC and MASTERPIECE PBS drama series.
The 6 x 60’ historical series has also been acquired by European channel ARTE, SVT in Sweden, NRK in Norway, YLE in Finland, DR in Denmark, HRT in Croatia, TVCine Channels in Portugal, YES in Israel, RTV SLOVENIJA in Slovenia, Freedom Media in Kazakhstan, BBC First in New Zealand and, as previously announced, Movistar Plus+ in Spain, in deals negotiated by the Banijay Rights sales team.
All broadcasters have acquired the critically acclaimed and award-winning first series – Wolf Hall – as part of their agreements.
Produced by Playground (All Creatures Great and Small, The Hardacres) and Company Pictures (Van Der Valk, Blood) for the BBC and MASTERPIECE PBS, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light is based on the final novel of Hilary Mantel’s award-winning trilogy. The series premiered on BBC iPlayer and BBC One on Sunday 10thNovember 2024 in the UK and launched on PBS’ MASTERPIECE on Sunday 23rd March 2025 in the US.
Lyle Bettson-Barker, SVP Australia & New Zealand, Banijay Rights, who brokered the Foxtel Group deal, said: “Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light boasts an extraordinary array of talent in front of, and behind, the camera and follows on seamlessly from one of the most critically acclaimed TV series of the last decade. The inner workings of Henry VIII’s court have long been fascinating to global audiences so we are excited that Foxtel is on board to take Thomas Cromwell’s navigation of this world to a whole new viewership.”
Colin Callender, Executive Producer, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, said: “Intimate, thrilling, and deeply moving, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light is as contemporary as ever – a story of loyalty and betrayal that just happens to be about people 500 years ago. The series received a rapturous response from critics and audiences alike when it premiered in the UK and we are delighted that through the good services of our partners at Banijay Rights the series will be seen by audiences all around the world.”
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light sees Academy Award-winner Mark Rylance reprise his BAFTA-winning role of Cromwell, with Emmy Award-winner Damian Lewis returning as King Henry VIII. Directed by BAFTA award-winning Peter Kosminsky (The Undeclared War, The State) and adapted for television by recent Academy Award-winner Peter Straughan (Conclave, Tinker Tailor Solider Spy), the series follows Thomas Cromwell as he continues to navigate the moral complexities of the Tudor court following the execution of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second wife.