By Lacy Baugher for Drama on May 25th, 2016

Filming Wraps on Upcoming Period Drama ‘Victoria’

Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes on the set of "Victoria". (Photo: ITV/Mammoth Screen)

Filming has officially concluded on lavish upcoming period drama Victoria.

The eight-part drama stars Doctor Who alum Jenna Coleman as the titular monarch, who ruled England for 63 years. This series aims to tell the story of her ascension to the throne at the age of 18, through her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert. 

Victoria was the longest-serving British monarch in history, or at least, she was until her record was broken by Queen Elizabeth II in 2015. Ostensibly, this means that if the show does well and there’s interest in its continuation, there is certainly plenty of material to be used for subsequent seasons. Fingers crossed!

In honor of this momentous occasion the official Twitter account for Victoria shared a shot of Coleman alongside co-star Tom Hughes, who plays Victoria’s husband Prince Albert. 

Yesterday we wrapped on the set of #Victoria. Here's a behind the scenes pic of the Queen & her Prince. pic.twitter.com/k3nRlzSb0n

— Queen Victoria (@ITVVictoria) May 20, 2016

Coleman and Hughes are joined by several other familiar faces in the series’ cast, including Rufus Sewell as Lord Melbourne, Victoria’s first prime minister, Peter Firth as the Duke of Cumberland, Eve Myles as Victoria’s senior dresser, Alex Jennings as King of Belgium, Leopold I and more.

The official Twitter account also shared a few behind-the-scenes snaps in the days following the conclusion of production: 

Welcome to the world Princess #Victoria. Things will never be the same...#BehindTheScenes pic.twitter.com/UMweicVoJo

— Queen Victoria (@ITVVictoria) May 24, 2016

This one is probably the cutest, though: 

And that's a wrap! We can't wait to show you #Victoria on @ITV later this year! pic.twitter.com/91UtAigWVh

— Queen Victoria (@ITVVictoria) May 19, 2016

There’s been no official trailer or anything released as yet, but you can get a super quick look at some (very posh-looking) promo footage that was shown earlier this year.

Victoria doesn’t have an official UK broadcast date yet, but it’s currently slated to air in American in January 2017, in the venerable timeslot once held by Downton Abbey.

Are you looking forward to Victoria? 

By Lacy Baugher for Drama on May 25th, 2016
Lacy Baugher

Lacy's love of British TV is embarrassingly extensive, but primarily centers around evangelizing all things Doctor Who, and watching as many period dramas as possible.

Digital media type by day, she also has a fairly useless degree in British medieval literature, and dearly loves to talk about dream poetry, liminality, and the medieval religious vision. (Sadly, that opportunity presents itself very infrequently.) York apologist, Ninth Doctor enthusiast, and unabashed Ravenclaw. Say hi on Threads or Blue Sky at @LacyMB. 

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