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Disney+’s ‘Shardlake’ Star Opens Up About Disability Representation In TV
'Shardlake's Arthur Hughes has talked disability and the Disney+ series starring Sean Bean and Anthony Boyle.
Hughes said at a London screening: “I was aware that Shardlake has a disability that is not my own, and I wanted to find a level of truth in what I was doing and not necessarily affecting something that was not my own experience. Directed by Justin Chadwick and penned by Stephen Butchard, the series follows Shardlake and his accomplice Jack Barak ( Anthony Boyle), as they manoeuvre the political and religious machinations of 16th century England. Speaking to the commission, Lee Mason, Scripted Originals Director at Disney+, said that the project came along right when the streamer was looking for a “sexy sort of crime thriller.” Supporting characters include Sean Bean playing Thomas Cromwell, Ruby Ashbourne-Serkis as Alice and Babou Ceesay as Abbot Fabian.
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