{"id":197767,"date":"2026-04-15T07:16:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/197767\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T07:16:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:16:07","slug":"queens-that-changed-the-world-lands-second-season-on-bbc-select","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/197767\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Queens That Changed The World&#8217; Lands Second Season On BBC Select"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tEXCLUSIVE: <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/bbc-select\/\" id=\"auto-tag_bbc-select\" data-tag=\"bbc-select\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BBC Select<\/a> has ordered a second season of <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/queens-that-changed-the-world\/\" id=\"auto-tag_queens-that-changed-the-world\" data-tag=\"queens-that-changed-the-world\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Queens That Changed the World<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe history doc series will highlight six formidable historical female rulers, namely Maria Theresa, Mary Queen of Scots, Marie Antoinette, Rani of Jhansi, Agrippina the Younger and Queen Charlotte to explore what drove them, how they asserted their authority, and how being a woman coud prove to be a secret weapon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe show, which is currently in production, comes from <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/woodcut-media\/\" id=\"auto-tag_woodcut-media\" data-tag=\"woodcut-media\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Woodcut Media<\/a> and distributor <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/sphere-abacus\/\" id=\"auto-tag_sphere-abacus\" data-tag=\"sphere-abacus\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sphere Abacus<\/a>, which has pre-sold season 2 to BBC Studios America, SBS in Australia, Sky Germany and Czech Television.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe series uses archive footage and stylised recreations, and expert analysis from historians and academics to chart the rise to power of each queen, while investigating key aspects of their reign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tSeries producer is Hayley Rhodes, and executive producers are Kate Beal and Angie Cox. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cThis series takes a fresh look at the lives and motivations of some of history\u2019s most powerful women. These are women who\u2019ve often been seen as one-dimensional, for example power-hungry, or sexually voracious, or fragile victims of men\u2019s machinations,\u201d said Rhodes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cWe\u2019ve been able to paint a picture that\u2019s much more nuanced, showing how these Queens weathered storms and navigated the difficult dynamics of being a female ruler in a male-dominated world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tJonathan Ford, Managing Director, Sphere Abacus added: \u201cWe\u2019re delighted to be distributing the second season of this unique and fascinating documentary series. Season 2 will give viewers further, unrivalled insight into the lives of strong female leaders who ruled during key times in global history and examine the long-lasting impact their decisions had on those periods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tProducer Woodcut is behind the likes of\u00a0Confessions of a Female Serial Killer, The Murder of Meredith,\u00a0World\u2019s Most Evil Killers\/Britain\u2019s Most Evil Killers\u00a0(10 seasons, 200 episodes) and Fiennes: Return to the Wild and Fiennes: Return to the Nile, while Bell Media-owned distributor Sphere Abacus is known the seller of Heated Rivalry and Leaving Neverland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: BBC Select has ordered a second season of Queens That Changed the World. 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