Even though Starz just premiered their new TV series, The White Queen, we already know there won’t be a second season.
Based on Philippa Gregory’s bestselling historical novel series The Cousin’s War, The White Queen tells the story of three very different women as they attempt to scheme, manipulate and seduce their way onto the English throne. The cast includes Max Irons, James Frain, Rebecca Ferguson, Janet McTeer, Ben Lamb, Amanda Hale, Tom McKay, Aneurin Barnard, David Oakes, Faye Marsay, and Eleanor Tomlinson.
The show is co-financed by the BBC in the United Kingdom and Starz here in the states. The 10-part series began airing on BBC1 in June and completed its run last Sunday night.
According to Broadcast Now, the BBC has maintained that The White Queen was intended to run just one season. However, Gregory had hinted that there were hopes to continue the drama via an adaptation of The White Princess. That novel follows the story of Elizabeth of York who went on to marry Henry VII, the first Tudor King.
It now appears that a continuation won’t be happening. A BBC spokesperson said, “The White Queen will not be returning, but it is important to note that it was never actually conceived as a returnable series.”
What do you think? Are you sorry that The White Queen won’t be continuing in some form? Are you glad that the story was designed to wrap after 10 episodes?
Does the new TV series War&Peace seem like a sequel to the White Queen to anyone else?
Oh boy you are farrrrrrr off base here. War and Peace is in an entirely different realm of story telling. Not only is it fiction but its a fiction from one of Russia’s and the worlds greatest novelist. Meanwhile, we have the White Queen which is a historical novel dressed up with a soap opera like overture.
The series War&Peace based on Napoleon seems like a sequel to me, does anyone else feel the same?
Please bring it back!!!!!
Ahhh! This was an amazing series. Please please please bring it back.
My wife and I found this on on demand and love it!! So sad there is no season two!! Please give us more!!
Bring it back. Just learning of this through prime and I’m highly disappointed there will be no others. You all can clearly see there are plenty of people who would watch. It would be in your interest to return it to the television screens.
Loved it. Don’t Cancel!
This was such a great series. I loved Phillipa Gregory’s books and would love to see a continuation of the story. there are no other shows that depict this time in English history (that I have found). I have discovered a love for English history through her books and this show. would love to see more!!
bring it back!!!
I want more please.
The best season I have seen please bring back. I loved this season and great cast too.
Probably the best series I have seen I’m a long while. The women I’m the show are amazing and very strong. I Would love a season 2 as there is still much to know about them. Please bring it back.
Please bring back
I think there should be a second series which could be a follow up to the Tudor Dynasty involving Henry VII, the red queens son ie growing up. The White Queen series was very good and would be nice to follow on more history. I would certainly watch it!
How sad they networks are so short sighted. English history is filed with fascinating stories and The White Queen proved that. (Albeit, the history to just read, can be very confusing!) Why wouldn’t you want to take a great success, and continue telling the real history of English rulers in the way this series proved can be done? You could so easily make each season about one or more reigning kings/queens, and just keep it in successive order? This show was great! I would definitely watch every season!