A Very Royal Scandal (Season 1)

A Very Royal Scandal (2024) is a British drama you can watch online on iFILM. It circles the one BBC interview that unravelled a royal's public life in a single evening.

November 2019. Journalist Emily Maitlis sits across from Prince Andrew, and he calmly, methodically explains his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, a man convicted of sex offences against minors. The series tracks how that sit-down came together, what was riding on it for the Newsnight team, and why forty minutes of television became a disaster for the palace. Michael Sheen plays Andrew as a man who genuinely can't see the cliff he's just walked off; Ruth Wilson gives Maitlis a watchful, exacting focus, scenting the story of her career.

Director Julian Jarrold keeps the camera tight on faces, turning a conversation into a duel with no weapons drawn. It works both sides of the table — the newsroom craft and the personal cost to each of them. Good company for anyone who likes journalism dramas in the vein of Spotlight or The Morning Show. Stream A Very Royal Scandal (2024) online on iFILM.