Disgraced Prince Andrew is in the hot seat in Netflix’s ‘Scoop’ trailer
Disgraced Prince Andrew is in the spotlight in an upcoming Netflix movie.
Called “Scoop,” the movie is a dramatization of Andrew’s notorious November 2019 BBC interview about his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in August that same year of an apparent suicide.
“The X-Files” alum Gillian Anderson, 55, will star as “Newsnight” anchor Emily Maitlis, while Rufus Sewell, 56, (“The Diplomat”) will play Andrew, 63.
“To get an interview this big, you have to be bold,” Netflix wrote on social media when it dropped the trailer.
In the trailer, Maitlis is shown on set with her producer Sam McAlister (played by Billie Piper of “Doctor Who”).
Andrew walks outside of Buckingham Palace, and a voice off-screen says, “This is the story, the only story. I want it for us.”
Keeley Hawes (who is also married to “Succession” star Matthew Macfadyen) also appears in “Scoop” as Amanda Thirsk, Andrew’s private secretary at the time.
“One interview can change everything,” dramatic text proclaims on-screen.
In the now-infamous interview, Andrew spoke about the allegations that he had sex with Virginia Roberts (now Virginia Giuffre) when she was 17.
He said he had “no recollection of ever meeting” Giuffre. When Maitlis brought up a photo of Andrew with his arm around Giuffre, he claimed, “I have absolutely no memory of that photograph ever being taken.”
Soon after the sit-down, Andrew released a statement announcing his decision to “step back from public duties.”
In January 2022, a day after a Manhattan judge allowed Giuffre’s sexual assault lawsuit against the disgraced royal to move forward, Queen Elizabeth stripped her son of his military and royal titles.
“With The Queen’s approval and agreement, The Duke of York’s military affiliations and Royal patronages have been returned to The Queen,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement at the time.
“The Duke of York will continue not to undertake any public duties and is defending this case as a private citizen,” the palace said of the sex assault lawsuit against him.
The lawsuit was settled that February for an estimated $12 million, a source told The Post.
Court documents that were unsealed last month have since alleged that Andrew was accused of participating in an “underage orgy” on Epstein’s private island.
The movie is based on producer McAlister’s memoir, “Scoops: Behind the Scenes of the BBC’s Most Shocking Interviews.” According to Netflix, the movie will tell “the story of the women who secured the scoop of the decade.”
“I want to put the audience inside the breathtaking sequence of events that led to the interview with Prince Andrew — to tell a story about a search for answers, in a world of speculation and varying recollections,” the film’s director, Philip Martin, said in a statement about his ambitions for the film.
“It’s a film about power, privilege, and differing perspectives and how — whether in glittering palaces or high-tech newsrooms — we judge what’s true,” Martin continued.
“Scoop” will premiere on Netflix on April 5.
