Netflix’s Scoop: Gillian Anderson’s best onscreen transformations as she stars as Emily Maitlis in new Prince Andrew film

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Netflix viewers have praised Gillian Anderson’s likeness to broadcaster Emily Maitlis ahead of the release of Scoop, a new film about Prince Andrew’s “car-crash” Newsnight interview. One person shared a picture of Anderson as Maitlis on X/Twitter, writing: “Honest to god, I thought this was Emily Maitlis when I first saw it.” open image in gallery ‘Scoop’ imagines the behind the scenes drama before the interview was televised Another shared their delight at the casting: “Gillian Anderson one of my favourite women playing another of my favourite women Emily Maitlis.” The actor reportedly used no prosthetics for the transformation but relied on hair, makeup and body language techniques to portray Maitlis. The series weaves the stories of three first ladies: Roosevelt, whose husband took office in 1933; Betty Ford, whose unelected husband assumed the presidency after Richard Nixon’s ignominious resignation in 1974; and Michelle Obama, who became America’s first Black first lady in 2009. open image in gallery Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt in ‘The First Lady’ Ahead of Scoop’s release, Netflix has shared a series of photographs in which Anderson and Sewell are shown in conversation as they walk through a recreated Buckingham Palace, where the interview took place. open image in gallery Gillian Anderson as Emily Maitlis in ‘Scoop’ In the interview, Prince Andrew denied claims he had sex with Giuffre, who would have been 17 at the time.