The Tudors: His Majesty's Pleasure

"His Majesty's Pleasure" is the fifth episode of season two of the historical drama series The Tudors and the fifteenth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Ciarán Donnelly with a script written by series creator Michael Hirst. It first aired on Showtime on Sunday, April 27th, 2008 at 9:00 pm.

Notes & Trivia

 * The Tudors was created by Michael Hirst based on actual historical figures.


 * This series is rated TV-MA. It contains strong language and adult content. Viewer discretion is advised.


 * This episode is included on disc one of The Tudors: The Complete Second Season DVD and Blu-ray collections. It is also included on The Tudors: The Complete Series boxset collection.


 * Executive producer Ben Silverman is credited as Benjamin Silverman in this episode.


 * Director Ciaran Donnelly is credited as Ciarán Donnelly in this episode.


 * This is the thirteenth episode of The Tudors directed by Ciarán Donnelly. He directs thirteen episodes of the series overall. He previously directed "The Death of Wolsey". His next episode is "The Definition of Love".

Allusions

 * Great Caesar's Ghost! There are at least three Superman connections to be found in this episode. Director Ciarán Donnelly will go on to direct the pilot episode of the Krypton TV series on Syfy in 2018. Cast member Henry Cavill will go on to play the Man of Steel himself in the DC Extended Universe film series. Guest star Katie McGrath will go on to play the role of Lena Luthor on episodes of Supergirl, beginning in 2016.