The first episode of a Tudor drama part-filmed at Cardiff Castle is out now. The Becoming Elizabeth shoot saw the castle transformed into a film set for a hanging scene.
The series stars German actress Alicia von Rittberg as a teenage Elizabeth 1, alongside Romola Garai, Jessica Raine and Tom Cullen. In the UK, the first episode was released at 12am Sunday on the Starzplay service. The next instalments of the eight-parter will stream weekly. In the US the drama premieres at 9pm Sunday on Starz.
Described by IndieWire as "Succession for royals", Becoming Elizabeth's film crews parked trucks in and around Cardiff Castle in March 2021, while several horses were spotted in the grounds. One scene involved two characters being hanged from one of the castle walls.
