Richard III in The Hollow Crown

Behold King Richard III, reimagined by Cumberbatch as the Shakespearean hero we didn’t know we needed. His Richard is so cunning, you'd double-check your wallet after watching him. It's Shakespeare, but this isn’t your high school English class; it’s more like a masterclass in being charmingly villainous. The intensity? Could cut glass. That crooked crown never looked so good or seemed so sinister. Fans debate his Richard with the kind of intensity usually reserved for settling whether pineapple belongs on pizza.