By Marisa Laudadio
8:00am PDT, Apr 7, 2024
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Join us as we take a look at images from "Scoop" — the new Netflix movie that debuted on April 5, 2024 — which tells the story of how a team of female journalists secured and delivered what turned into a headline-making trainwreck interview for Prince Andrew and forced him to step back as a senior working royal.
The 2019 sit-down at Buckingham Palace sparked the Duke of York's public downfall as he opened up about allegations that he'd sexually assaulted a 17-year-old as well as his relationship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Hair, makeup and tremendous talent transformed actor Rufus Sewell into the disgraced royal for the film, which Netflix describes like this: "Inspired by real events, SCOOP is the inside account of the tenacious journalism that landed an earth-shattering interview — Prince Andrew's infamous BBC Newsnight appearance. From the tension of producer Sam McAlister's high stakes negotiations with Buckingham Palace, all the way to Emily Maitlis' jaw dropping, forensic showdown with the Prince, SCOOP takes us inside the story, with the women who would stop at nothing to get it. To get an interview this big, you have to be bold."
In addition to Sewell, the project stars Gillian Anderson as journalist Emily Maitlis; Keeley Hawes as the prince's private secretary, Amanda Thirsk; Billie Piper as Sam McAlister, the "Newsnight" producer who secured the interview; Romola Garai as Esme Wren, the editor of "Newsnight" at the time of the interview; and Connor Swindells as Jae Donnelly, the paparazzi photographer who got the infamous images of the prince in New York City with Epstein.
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Rufus Sewell plays Prince Andrew in the 2024 Netflix film "Scoop."
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In a scene from the 2024 Netflix film "Scoop," Gillian Anderson plays journalist Emily Maitlis and Rufus Sewell plays Prince Andrew.
The film is an adaptation of former "Newsnight" editor Sam McAlister's book "Scoops: Behind the Scenes of the BBC's Most Shocking Interview."
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Gillian Anderson plays journalist Emily Maitlis in a scene from 2024's "Scoop," which chronicles how the journalists at Britain's "Newsnight" program secured and pulled off Prince Andrew's trainwreck 2019 television interview that led him to step back as a senior working royal.
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Rufus Sewell plays Prince Andrew and Colin Wells plays Jeffrey Epstein in the 2024 Netflix film "Scoop."
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Billie Piper plays Sam McAlister, the producer and talent booker who secured Prince Andrew's notorious 2019 "Newsnight" palace sit-down with Emily Maitlis, in a scene from 2024's "Scoop."
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Gillian Anderson plays journalist Emily Maitlis and Rufus Sewell plays Prince Andrew in a scene from the dramatic how-they-got-the-infamous-interview film "Scoop," which debuted on Netflix on April 5, 2024.
The movie is an adaptation of former "Newsnight" editor Sam McAlister's book "Scoops: Behind the Scenes of the BBC's Most Shocking Interview."
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Keeley Hawes plays Prince Andrew's private secretary, Amanda Thirsk, in a scene from "Scoop," which Netflix describes as "the inside account of the tenacious journalism that landed an earth-shattering interview — Prince Andrew's infamous 2019 BBC 'Newsnight' appearance."
The 2019 sit-down at Buckingham Palace sparked the Duke of York's public downfall as he opened up about allegations that he'd sexually assaulted a 17-year-old as well as his relationship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
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Rufus Sewell plays Prince Andrew in the 2024 Netflix film "Scoop."
The film is an adaptation of former "Newsnight" editor Sam McAlister's book "Scoops: Behind the Scenes of the BBC's Most Shocking Interview."
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Rufus Sewell plays Prince Andrew in the 2024 Netflix film "Scoop" and Gillian Anderson plays journalist Emily Maitlis in a scene depicting the infamous 2019 interview the Duke of York did at Buckingham Palace.
The film is an adaptation of former "Newsnight" editor Sam McAlister's book "Scoops: Behind the Scenes of the BBC's Most Shocking Interview."
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Rufus Sewell plays Prince Andrew in the 2024 Netflix film "Scoop."
The film is an adaptation of former "Newsnight" editor Sam McAlister's book "Scoops: Behind the Scenes of the BBC's Most Shocking Interview."
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Romola Garai plays Esme Wren, the editor of "Newsnight," in a scene from 2024's "Scoop," which chronicles how the TV program's journalists secured and pulled off Prince Andrew's trainwreck 2019 television interview that led him to step back as a senior working royal.
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Keeley Hawes plays Prince Andrew's private secretary, Amanda Thirsk, in a scene from "Scoop," the 2024 film about the Duke of York's infamous 2019 BBC "Newsnight" appearance."
The sit-down at Buckingham Palace sparked the Duke of York's public downfall as he opened up about allegations that he'd sexually assaulted a 17-year-old as well as his relationship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
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Gillian Anderson plays journalist Emily Maitlis in a scene from 2024's "Scoop," which tells the story of how the journalists at "Newsnight" secured Prince Andrew's notorious 2019 "Newsnight" palace sit-down.
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Keeley Hawes plays Prince Andrew's private secretary, Amanda Thirsk; Gillian Anderson plays journalist Emily Maitlis; Billie Piper plays "Newsnight" producer Sam McAlister; and Rufus Sewell plays Prince Andrew in the 2024 Netflix film "Scoop" about the Duke of York's infamous 2019 TV interview.
