In the long-awaited sequel to “Wolf Hall,” Henry VIII’s royal fixer pays the price for success. (It’s his head.)

A decade after “Wolf Hall” debuted on television to sensational reviews, creator (and recent Oscar-winner for “Conclave”) Peter Straughan has returned to PBS Masterpiece with a second season. “Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light” is adapted from the final book in Hilary Mantel’s “Wolf Hall” series.

In the long-awaited second season, Mark Rylance returns as Thomas Cromwell, a shrewd political servant to Damian Lewis' Henry VIII who's striving to facilitate enough change to please his king - and save himself.