<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> <P> Victoria is a drama television series created and principally written by Daisy Goodwin and stars Jenna Coleman as Queen Victoria . The series was announced in September 2015 as a co-production of the British network ITV and the American station WGBH Boston for its Masterpiece anthology series on PBS . </P> <P> Victoria premiered on 28 August 2016 on ITV . The first series consisted of eight episodes and concluded on 9 October 2016 . In September 2016, ITV renewed Victoria for an eight - episode second series, which premiered on 27 August 2017 and was followed by a 2017 Christmas special . In December 2017, Victoria was renewed for a third series . </P>

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