Starz is giving a glimpse of the new series Becoming Elizabeth.
The network shared a premiere date and trailer for the period drama Thursday featuring Alicia von Rittberg as a young Queen Elizabeth I.
“The death of King Henry VIII sees his nine-year-old son Edward (Oliver Zetterström) take the throne and sets into motion a dangerous scramble for power when Elizabeth, Edward and their sister Mary (Romola Garai) find themselves pawns in a game between the great families of England and the powers of Europe who vie for control of the country,” an official synopsis reads.
Before she was queen she was Elizabeth. Experience the great monarch's younger years in #BecomingElizabeth. pic.twitter.com/KtvaYwITce
— Becoming Elizabeth (@BecomingSTARZ) April 21, 2022
Becoming Elizabeth is written and created by Anya Reiss, who also serves as executive producer with George Ormond and George Faber.
Becoming Elizabeth premieres June 12 on Starz.
Von Rittberg is a German actress who appeared in the films Fury and Resistance.
