Anne Boleyn is a British three-part psychological thriller television miniseries developed for Channel 5 starring Jodie Turner-Smith in the title role. It was written by Eve Hedderwick Turner and directed by Lynsey Miller with historian Dan Jones as executive producer.^[2][3]

The series is set in Anne's final five months prior to her execution by beheading for treason in 1536.^[4]

• Jodie Turner-Smith as Anne Boleyn
• Mark Stanley as Henry VIII
• Paapa Essiedu as George Boleyn
• Barry Ward as Thomas Cromwell
• Amanda Burton as Anne Shelton
• Lola Petticrew as Jane Seymour
• Thalissa Teixeira as Madge Shelton
• Isabella Laughland as Elizabeth Browne
• Anna Brewster as Jane Boleyn
• Kris Hitchen as the Duke of Norfolk
• Turlough Convery as Henry Norris
• Jamael Westman as Edward Seymour
• Phoenix Di Sebastiani as Eustace Chapuys
• Aoife Hinds as Princess Mary
• James Harkness as William Kingston
• Abhin Galeya as Thomas Cranmer

The first episode premiered in the UK on Channel 5 on 1 June 2021. Sony Pictures Television co-financed the project with Channel 5 and distributed the series internationally.^[11] The drama was released in the United States on AMC+ and on Crave in Canada.^[12]

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 53% based on 17 critic reviews, with an average rating of 6.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Though the show around her isn't quite up to snuff, there's no denying the pleasure of Jodie Turner-Smith's powerful turn as the one-and-only Anne Boleyn."^[13]

The Guardian and The Independent both gave the drama 3 stars out 5. Lucy Mangan of the former said the series "works" but criticised its "silly surplus of metaphors" and portrayal of Henry.^[14] Adam White of the latter found the show a "soapy romp" but that it made sense for the story being told.^[15] Turner-Smith's performance was widely praised. Beth Webb of Empire called the series a "showcase of Jodie Turner-Smith's resilience as a performer" and mentioned how the "small but well-assembled supporting cast elevates her performance".^[16]

There was some criticism of the race swapping historical characters, as some of the actors were Black and the characters portrayed were White, such as Boleyn herself.^[17] The Radio Times described this as "identity-conscious casting" and quoted the actor Mark Stanley: "It was all about this being the right person for the job, rather than what we as a society might perceive as the ‘right look’ for the job".^[18]