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It Starts On The Page: Read ‘Mary & George’ Premiere Script “The Second Son” By D.C. Moore
'Mary & George' creator D.C. Moore talks about writing the premiere episode. Part of a franchise featuring top limited series Emmy contenders.
Taking inspiration from one of the more lively periods in British history, Mary & George, based on Benjamin Woolley’s non-fiction book The King’s Assassin, stars Julianne Moore as a single mother who is determined to gain notoriety (read: money) for her family. Here is “The Second Son” script with an introduction from Moore, in which he discusses capturing the spirit of the Jacobean era through the lives of Mary and George Villiers — two fascinating figures who hold quite a lot of significance to the British monarch — and explains why he was keen to shed light on this moment in history. So when Liza Marshall, our (absolutely bloody brilliant) Executive Producer, sent me Benjamin Wooley’s The King’s Assassin – which inspired our show – I was stunned.
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