Maitlis later clarified through a spokesperson that she was describingScoopas a dramatization.
Amazon has not announced who is playing the character.
Prince Andrew is depicted by Rufus Sewell.
Emily MaitlisGetty
Maitlis is played by Ruth Wilson inA Very Royal Scandal, while Michael Sheen plays the Duke of York.
Oh shit, its not me,' Maitlis joked.
That has been a very strange but brilliant process.
Emily Maitlis interviewed Prince Andrew for the BBC’s ‘Newsnight’BBC
I think that probably is overplayed, overstated.
This [the Amazon series] will be a very different beast.
Im sure theres room for both, she added.
Its unreal that there is all this interest and all this excitement.
Scoopwas produced by The Lighthouse and Voltage TV.
Blueprint Television is producingA Very Royal Scandalfor Amazon MGM Studios.
