Anatomy of a Scandal Netflix release date and what is the new drama series about?

A brand-new drama is coming to Netflix that explores themes around class, gender, and, above all else, scandal. Anatomy of a Scandal is based on the international best-seller of the same name by Sarah Vaughan.

It will be a six-part drama of episodes that are one hour long. The show's creators have worked on some huge productions in the past, with David E. Kelley having previously worked on Big Little Lies and Goliath and Melissa James Gibson being involved with House of Cards and The Americans.

The show stars Sienna Miller, Rupert Friend, Michelle Dockery, Naomi Scott, Josette Simon, Geoffrey Streatfeild, Joshua McGuire and more. Jordan King of Empire gave the series four out of five stars, calling it "a lacerating and compulsively watchable adaptation of Sarah Vaughan's based-on-too-many-true-stories-to-name-just-one 2018 novel about a sexual consent scandal among the British elite and the women caught up in it."

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Anatomy of a Scandal tells the story of a married Westminster politician, James Whitehouse MP (Rupert Friend), who faces accusations of raping one of his aides, Olivia (Naomi Scott). While his wife Sophie Whitehouse (Sienna Miller) remains convinced of his innocence, the lead prosecutor Kate Woodcroft QC becomes more convinced of his guilt.

The Netflix synopsis states, "Sophie's privileged life as the wife of powerful politician James unravels when scandalous secrets surface — and he stands accused of a shocking crime."

Anatomy of a Scandal is coming to Netflix in the UK on April 15, 2022 at 8 am GMT. Many other shows are coming to Netflix in April, including Heartstopper, Russian Dolls series two and Ozark series