Joely Richardson Joins the Cast of ‘The Tudors’ | The Irish Film & Television Network

Richardson will appear in a five-episode arc on the show’s fourth and final season which is currently into the first month of its six month shoot in Ardmore Studios Co. Wicklow, Kilruddery House and Powerscourt Gardens.

Morgan O’Sullivan (P.S I Love You) returns as executive producer for this final series, with Dearbhla Walsh (Little Dorrit), IFTA winner Ciaran Donnelly (Inspector George Gently) and Jeremy Podewsa (Fugitive Pieces) directing.

Ten episodes have been commissioned for this current series which carries a budget of €20 million. Written by Michael Hirst (Elizabeth the Golden Age), crew includes DOP Ousam Rawi (Vinegar Hill) and IFTA and Emmy winning costume designer Joan Bergin returning to work alongside Production Designer Tom Conroy.

The show had reason to celebrate last week after it was announced that the primetime award winning drama had been nominated for a total of five Emmys. 2009 is ‘The Tudors’ third consecutive year of nominations from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Their categories for nomination this year include;

• Outstanding Cinematography For A One Hour Series
• Outstanding Hairstyling For A Single-Camera Series
• Outstanding Costumes For A Series
• Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series
• Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series

The 61st Emmy awards will be broadcast live on CBS Television on September 20th.

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