What is Becoming Elizabeth Season 1 about?
The story picks up right in the heart of turmoil in England. Edward VI is on the throne following his father’s death, while Edward Seymour playing as puppet master and Thomas Seymour scheming with Catherine Parr, it’s a tumultuous time in England. Elizabeth finds herself right in the thick of the political and sexual politics of the English court. As she journeys toward securing the crown, this 8 episode series plots her story. We have extensive coverage of Becoming Elizabeth across the site, including ongoing recaps for all 8 episodes. You can check those out HERE.
Has Becoming Elizabeth been renewed for season 2?
At the time of writing, Starz have not renewed Becoming Elizabeth for season 2. However, the network do have a pretty good track record with renewing their historical dramas. Given the success of The White Queen and The Spanish Princess (both of which receiving second season orders), it’s not outside the realm of possibility to think this will be renewed too. However, the ratings for this show have been rather low and audience reaction mixed to this historical drama. Anya Reiss, who wrote and created the series, broke the news of the show’s cancellation by Starz via Twitter. The ratings were pretty small across the board but notably consistent, which is another big contributing factor that sadly, didn’t come into play during Starz’s decision to ave this one.
What we know about season 2 so far:
All we know about season 2 is that it won’t happen. Despite there being scope for a follow-up, Starz’s announcement of a cancellation will likely ripple out to fans who will be disappointed by this news. Unless another studio pick this one up, this is the end of Becoming Elizabeth. Would you like to see Becoming Elizabeth return for a second season? How do you feel about Starz’s latest announcement? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
