Starz Period Drama ‘The Spanish Princess’ Snags Eight Episode Extension

Period drama The Spanish Princess will be continuing on a bit longer than initially expected. The Starz series, originally slated as a one-and-done limited offering, will be back in 2020 for an additional run of eight episodes.

(Why we’re not just calling this “Season 2,” I don’t know, but it’s exciting news, so let’s just go with it.)

Stars Charlotte Hope and Ruairi O’Connor will both return as Catherine of Aragon and Henry Tudor, respectively. There’s no word as yet what other cast members might be also be back for the series’ continuation, which is being called an opportunity to “conclude” Catherine’s story.

(Does that mean the series will finish up with an aged Catherine abandoned and ill at Kimbolton Castle at the end of her life? Or with a young Queen Regent triumphant against the Scottish army in 1513? It will be interesting to see where the show draws this line.)