Shardlake review: A gritty Tudor murder mystery
The A.V. Club -

Murderous monks, letter-perfect costumes, and a shadowy violent realm untrodden by period dramas past? It can only be Shardlake, Hulu’s gritty adaptation of the late C. J. Sansom’s bestselling Tudor murder-mystery series. And we’re here to tell you that the show, which premieres May 1, is pretty excellent. Now, we know what you’re thinking: The Tudors have been done to death at this point, right? Wrong. Set shortly after the execution of Anne Boleyn, Shardlake takes us away from all the pomp...

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