Rufus Sewell & Gillian Anderson to Lead Netflix's Star Studded Prince Andrew Film 'Scoop'

Production is officially underway on the upcoming star-studded Netflix film Scoop, a project that aims to dramatize the behind-the-scenes story of the bombshell 2019 BBC Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew, the second (and rumored favorite!) son of Queen Elizabeth II, during which he faced many uncomfortable questions about his friendship with the sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Titled Prince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal, the original interview aired on BBC Two on November 19, 2019. Though Andrew is reported to have initially believed the interview went well before it was broadcast, it was an utter disaster, during which he failed to show any remorse for his friendship with Epstein, explain why he continued to associate with the man after his conviction, or express things like basic sympathy for the victims.

The Newsnight interview essentially ended Prince Andrew’s career as a working royal. He was banned from appearing at public events with the family, except in cases where he could appear as a private citizen (for example, the funeral of his mother, the Queen last year, stripped of many of his patronages, and barred from styling himself “His Royal Highness.”