THE SPANISH PRINCESS: Starz Sets May Premiere, Releases New Trailer

THE SPANISH PRINCESS will premiere Sunday, May 5 at 8/7c, Starz announced.

“Catherine of Aragon has generally been depicted negatively, as an unwanted and burdensome wife, so this story of her early years as a strong, driven young woman and shrewd political player is a fresh and untold tale,” said showrunners Emma Frost and Matthew Graham in a statement. “We are also especially pleased to be able to bring into the light the inspiring story of people of color in early Tudor England.”

Per Starz, “Catherine of Aragon (Charlotte Hope) is the strong-willed young Princess of Spain, who has been promised the English throne since she was a child. She arrives in a grey, rain-lashed England with her glorious and diverse court including her ladies-in-waiting Lina (Stephanie Levi-John) – a Spanish noble of African Iberian descent – and the sweet and free-spirited Rosa (Nadia Parkes). When her husband Prince Arthur dies suddenly, the throne seems lost to Catherine until she devises an audacious plan and sets her sights on the new heir, the charismatic and headstrong Prince Harry who will one day rule as King Henry VIII.”

Check out the trailer for the limited series!

THE SPANISH PRINCESS, Series Premiere, Sunday, May 5, 8/7c, Starz

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