Wolf Hall Season 2: Release date and where to watch in Australia

Wolf Hall Season 2 is finally streaming in Australia following its BBC premiere. 

The much-awaited second season of the BBC’s historical drama Wolf Hall has been confirmed to launch in Australia this March. The series chronicles Thomas Cromwell’s rise to power in the court of Henry VIII, establishing him as a powerful minister during the king’s reign. 

The first series, which was released in 2015, was based on Hilary Mantel’s novels, “Wolf Hall” and “Bring Up the Bodies”. The second series is based on the final novel in Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy, “The Mirror & the Light” with Mark Rylance and Damien Lewis reprising their roles as Thomas Cromwell and Henry VIII .

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Wolf Hall Season 2 Australia release date 

Season 2 of Wolf Hall or Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light is coming to Australia on Sunday, 16 March 2025 with all six episodes dropping at once on BINGE. 

To watch the previous series, Wolf Hall Season 1 will also drop on BINGE from 16 March with all six episodes. On Foxtel, Wolf Hall episodes air every Sunday at 8:30pm on Showcase, then on demand on Foxtel Now.

Wolf Hall	Release Date	Streaming Services
Season 1	Sun, 16 Mar 2025	BINGE / Foxtel Now / Foxtel
Season 2	Sun, 16 Mar 2025	BINGE / Foxtel Now / Foxtel

Wolf Hall Season 2 trailer

Don’t miss Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light in Australia, streaming on BINGE and Foxtel from 16 March! Check out the Season 2 trailer right here.

What is the plot of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light?

Wolf Hall revolves around Thomas Cromwell (Mark Rylance) and his rise to power, eventually becoming an advisor to King Henry VIII (Damien Lewis). Season 1 covers his humble beginnings as a blacksmith’s son and a lawyer, and the path he takes to climb up the ranks, ultimately becoming the king’s chief minister. 

While there’s an eight-year gap between the first and second season, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light picks up where the first series left off, tackling events following the execution of Anne Boleyn (Claire Foy). Cromwell continues to influence the king, making him one of the most powerful politicians in the court.

Season 2 also covers King Henry VIII’s third and fourth marriages to Jane Seymour (Kate Phillips) and Anne Cleeves (Dana Herfurth). It is, however, the king’s marriage to Cleeves that will result in Cromwell’s downfall, signalling his fall from grace and power.

In addition to Rylance and Lewis, the Wolf Hall cast also includes Timothy Spall as Duke of Norfolk, Anton Lesser as Thomas More, Jonathan Pryce as Cardinal Wolsey, Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Ralph Sadler, and Emilia Jones as Anne Cromwell. Tom Holland, who played Gregory Cromwell in Season 1, was replaced by Charlie Rowe in Season 2. 

The Wolf Hall TV series is based on Hilary Mantel’s trilogy of novels. The adaptation is written by Peter Straughan and directed by Peter Kosminsky. Colin Callender is executive producer while Mark Pybus serves as the show’s producer. Wolf Hall Season 1 won the Golden Globe for Best Miniseries in 2016.

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