Murderous monks, letter-perfect costumes, and a shadowy violent realm untrodden by period dramas past? It can only be Shardlake, Hulu’s gritty adaptation of the late C. J. Sansom’s bestselling Tudor murder-mystery series. And we’re here to tell you that the show, which premieres May 1, is pretty excellent. Now, we know what you’re thinking: The Tudors have been done to death at this point, right? Wrong. Set shortly after the execution of Anne Boleyn, Shardlake takes us away from all the pomp... Read this story
