Anatomy of a Scandal: Sleaze and secrets to the fore in new Netflix series
Rupert Frend and Sienna Miller in a scene from Anatomy Of A Scandal, on Netflix.
Political sleaze, marital secrets and sexual assault form the backbone of Anatomy of a Scandal, the latest high-profile thriller from Netflix. Boasting a starry cast that includes Sienna Miller, Rupert Friend and Michelle Dockery, it tells the story of a privileged UK government minister (Friend) whose wife (Miller) is initially willing to stand by him when his affair with a younger staffer is exposed in the media. But everything changes when the woman involved accuses him of rape.
Sienna Miller plays Sophie Whitehouse, the political wife initially willing to weather her husband’s infidelity, only to face a political and family crisis when rape charges are brought against him. The series is based on a book by former Guardian journalist Sarah Vaughan, who says she took some aspects of the plot and characters from her own reporting days. In a post-Me Too era, Miller says it's refreshing to get to tell stories that deal with issues like consent.
