

Episode 3: Defiance
Wolf Hall, starring Damian Lewis and Mark Rylance, tells the story of Thomas Cromwell, a blacksmith’s son who rises from the ashes and deftly picks his way through King Henry VIII's court. Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, the sequel to Wolf Hall, based on the final novel in Hilary Mantel’s trilogy, airs Sundays, March 23-April 27, 2025, 9/8c, only on MASTERPIECE on PBS.

Episode 3: Defiance
Season 2 Episode 3 | 53m 5s | CC
Rebels in the North demand Cromwell’s head and a return to the old Catholic ways. With King Henry VIII beginning to contemplate his chief adviser’s failings, Cromwell withdraws from court and receives unexpected news from across the sea.