ITV has confirmed its summer schedule, and it includes SHARDLAKE, the TV adaptation based on historical crime thriller DISSOLUTION, by C. J. Sansom.

SHARDLAKE was brought to life by Disney Plus last year, and will be available for viewers to watch on ITV1 from Monday 9th June.

The four-part drama is set in 16th century England during the dissolution of the monasteries. Stephen Butchard (“Baghdad Central,” “The Last Kingdom”) penned the script and has said: "Writing Shardlake has been nothing short of a joy. CJ Sansom’s novels are incredibly rich in story, character and history; full of intrigue, excitement, cruelty and compassion – and at the centre of it all is Matthew Shardlake, a hero like no other." Production of “Shardlake” has already begun, with filming taking place in Hungary, Austria and Romania.

The adaptation features a stellar cast including Sean Bean as Thomas Cromwell, Anthony Boyle as Jack Barak and Arthur Hughes as Matthew Shardlake, a 16th-century lawyer tasked with investigating a murder at a monastery.