Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light brings the rest of Thomas Cromwell’s story after the fall of Anne Boleyn. We’ve seen Cromwell’s rise to power, and now it’s time to see his fall.
Let’s be honest; you couldn’t survive in King Henry VIII’s court without making friends with the right people. Cromwell didn’t make those friends, so when it came to the end of his downfall, there was nobody to help him in the way he could help others — such as Mary Tudor. Anne Boleyn will probably see it as karma for what he did to her in her final year.
You’ll want to see the full downfall and when it started. It’s important to understand everything that went wrong, and how Cromwell looked for ways to save himself. You can do that with Wolf Hall’s sequel, and now we have the episode count for the season.
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light episode count
There are six episodes in total to tell the story. This matches the first season of the series, showing us the rise of Cromwell, although starting with some devastation for the man when it came to his family.
The first season brought us the story of how Anne Boleyn rose up and then fell, all thanks to Thomas Cromwell’s actions. This put Jane Seymour on the throne, but it would only be a matter of time before Cromwell’s plans went wrong.
Wolf Hall sequel release schedule
Episodes air on Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on PBS. It’s important to know the schedule so you don’t miss an episode. With so much happening, it’s going to be easy to miss something!
March 23, 2025: Episode 1, “Wreckage”
March 30, 2025: Episode 2, “Obedience”
April 6, 2025: Episode 3, “Defiance”
April 13, 2025: Episode 4, “Jenneke”
April 20, 2025: Episode 5, “Mirror”
April 27, 2025: Episode 6, “Light”
The Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light finale will air on Sunday, April 27. This is the point when you can binge-watch all the episodes, and I’d highly recommend binge-watching both series. After all, they tell the full story of Hilary Mantel’s Cromwell trilogy.
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light airs Sundays at 9/8c on PBS.
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