Dissolution

Now a major Disney+ original series, "Dissolution" is a fiendish puzzle and a slice of gritty historical fiction, featuring a brilliantly unconventional detective, Matthew Shardlake. The story is set in England during 1537, a time of revolutionary change under King Henry VIII. After a commissioner, Robin Singleton, is brutally murdered at the monastery of Scarnsea, Shardlake is sent by Thomas Cromwell to uncover the truth behind the dark happenings. As he investigates, he is forced to question everything he hears and believes.