<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> The White Princess </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Drama Historical fiction </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Based on </Th> <Td> The White Princess by <Ul> <Li> Philippa Gregory The King 's Curse </Li> <Li> Philippa Gregory </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Written by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Emma Frost </Li> <Li> Sarah Dollard </Li> <Li> Loren McLaughlan </Li> <Li> Amy Roberts </Li> <Li> Alice Nutter </Li> <Li> Sarah Phelps </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Td> Jamie Payne Alex Kalymnios </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Jodie Comer </Li> <Li> Rebecca Benson </Li> <Li> Jacob Collins - Levy </Li> <Li> Kenneth Cranham </Li> <Li> Essie Davis </Li> <Li> Rossy de Palma </Li> <Li> Richard Dillane </Li> <Li> Anthony Flanagan </Li> <Li> Patrick Gibson </Li> <Li> Caroline Goodall </Li> <Li> Amy Manson </Li> <Li> Adrian Rawlins </Li> <Li> Vincent Regan </Li> <Li> Suki Waterhouse </Li> <Li> Joanne Whalley </Li> <Li> Andrew Whipp </Li> <Li> Michelle Fairley </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Composer ( s ) </Th> <Td> John Lunn </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United States United Kingdom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original language ( s ) </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of series </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Td> 8 ( list of episodes ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Production </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Executive producer ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Emma Frost </Li> <Li> Jamie Payne </Li> <Li> Colin Callender </Li> <Li> Scott Huff </Li> <Li> Michele Buck </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer ( s ) </Th> <Td> Lachlan MacKinnon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cinematography </Th> <Td> Chris Seager </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Editor ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> St. John O'Rorke </Li> <Li> Anne Sopel </Li> <Li> Jamie Trevill </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Company Pictures Playground </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> Starz </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> April 16 ( 2017 - 04 - 16 ) -- June 4 , 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 04 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> The White Queen </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> </Table>
how many episodes of the white princess will there be
8