Michael Sheen Transforms Into Prince Andrew for Amazon Prime's Upcoming Series 'A Very Royal Scandal'

Mar. 15, 2025

Michael Sheen as Prince Andrew in ‘A Very Royal Scandal’.Photo:Amazon

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Ahead of its newly announced Sept. 19 release date, Amazon Prime is sharing a first look at Michael Sheen asPrince Andrewin the streaming service’s new seriesA Very Royal Scandal.

Michael Sheen as Prince Andrew in ‘A Very Royal Scandal’.Amazon

Prince Andrew was widely criticized for defending his friendship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and his failure to mention Epstein’s victims during the interview.A Very Royal Scandalmarks the second time in 2024 Prince Andrew’sNewsnightinterview has played out on screen — back in April, Netflix released its own dramatization of the events of five years ago withScoop, starring Rufus Sewell as Prince Andrew and Gillian Anderson as Maitlis.

Maitlis is an executive producer onA Very Royal Scandal, according toVariety, and the series “is understood to be told more from her perspective,” the outlet wrote.

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In the Nov. 2019Newsnightinterview, Prince Andrew spoke out for the first time about his relationship with Epstein and allegations that he had sex with Virginia Roberts (now Guiffre) when she was 17. He insisted he had “no recollection of ever meeting” Guiffre, and when Maitlis mentioned a photo showing the royal with his arm around Guiffre’s waist, Prince Andrew claimed “I have absolutely no memory of that photograph ever being taken.”

Prince Andrew at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, to attend the Easter Mattins Service, on March 31, 2024.JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty

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Soon after theNewsnightinterview aired, Prince Andrew announced he wasstepping back from public duties, and in January 2022,Queen Elizabethstripped the Duke of York of his military titles and patronages amid Guiffre’s civil sexual assault lawsuit that has since been settled. Prince Andrew has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.

source: people.com