Anatomy of a Scandal TV Series (2022) Cast & Crew, Release Date, Story, Review, Poster, Trailer

Anatomy of a Scandal TV Series Storyline (Plot):

Anatomy of a Scandal is an American anthology thriller drama streaming television miniseries developed by David E. Kelley and Melissa James Gibson, based on the novel of the same name by Sarah Vaughan. Starring Sienna Miller, Michelle Dockery, Rupert Friend, and Naomi Scott.

Sophie Whitehouse, the wife of British Tory MP James Whitehouse, learns that her husband has been having an affair with an aide. The news goes public, blowing up their lives and forcing her to deal with the consequences of her husband’s disastrous decisions. To make matters worse, James is accused of rape and has to stand trial.

• Sienna Miller as Sophie Whitehouse, James’s wife
  • Hannah Dodd portrays a young Sophie Whitehouse
• Michelle Dockery as Kate Woodcroft, QC, prosecution counsel tasked with James’s case
  • Nancy Farino portrays a young Kate Woodcroft, then named Holly Berry
• Rupert Friend as James Whitehouse, MP, former Home Office minister and close friend to the Prime Minister
  • Ben Radcliffe portrays a young James Whitehouse
• Naomi Scott as Olivia Lytton, a parliamentary researcher on James’s staff, who has an affair with him and later accuses him of rape
• Joshua McGuire as Chris Clarke, Downing Street communications chief
• Josette Simon as Angela Regan, QC, James’s defense counsel
• Jonathan Firth as Richard, Kate’s married former pupil master, with whom she is having an affair
• Sebastian Selwood as Finn Whitehouse, Sophie and James’s son
• Amelie Bea-Smith as Emily Whitehouse, Sophie and James’s daughter
• Geoffrey Streatfeild as Tom Southern, MP, the Prime Minister
  • Jake Simmance portrays a young Tom Southern

• Violet Verigo as Krystyna, the Whitehouses’ au pair.
• Liz White as Ali, a schoolteacher and Kate’s best friend
• Tom Turner as John Vestey
• Jonathan Coy as Aled Luckhurst, the judge of James’s rape case
• Kudzai Sitima as Maggie, Kate’s aide
• Richard McCabe as Brian Taylor
• Rosalie Craig as Lucy
• Anna Madeley as Ellie Frisk, a friend of Sophie’s
• Edmund Kingsley as Mark Frisk, Ellie’s husband
• Maggie Steed as Sibyl Murray
• Luka Sheppard as Alec Fisher, a classmate of James and Tom at Oxford
• Jane How as Madame Speaker
• Clive Francis as Lawrence Hughes-Davies, MP
• Adrian Lukis as Aitkin, Leader of the Opposition
• Kathryn Wilder as Kitty Ledger, Olivia’s friend, and co-worker
• Phoebe Nicholls as Tuppence Whitehouse, James’s mother