The Tudors is an English historical fiction television series filmed in Ireland, created by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime. The series, named after the Tudor dynasty, is loosely based upon the reign of King Henry VIII of England. The series has been produced by Peace Arch Entertainment for Showtime in association with Reveille Productions, Working Title Television, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and was filmed in Ireland. The first two episodes debuted on DirecTV, Time Warner Cable OnDemand, Netflix, Verizon FiOS On Demand,... Internet Movie Database and on the series' website before the official series premiere on Showtime. The Tudors' premiere on 1 April 2007, was the highest-rated Showtime series in three years. In April 2007, the show was renewed for a second season, and in that month the BBC announced it had acquired exclusive United Kingdom broadcast rights for the series, which it started to broadcast on 5 October 2007. Canada's CBC had begun broadcasting the show on 2 October 2007. Season Two debuted on Showtime on 30 March 2008, and on BBC 2 on 1 August 2008.
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| On the air: | April 1, 2007-June 2007 |
| Number of seasons: | 4 |
| Network: | Showtime, BBC Two, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, TV3 Ireland, CBC Television |
| Producer: | Ben Silverman, Michael Hirst |