The Tudors Synopsis The Tudors is an Irish-Canadian historical fiction television series set primarily in sixteenth-century England, created by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime. The series, although named after theTudor dynasty as a whole, is based specifically upon the reign of King Henry VIII of England. Main Cast Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Sam Neill, Callum Blue, Henry Cavill, Henry Czerny, Natalie Dormer, Maria Doyle Kennedy Location Gallery The Tudors