Saoirse Ronan stars in the titular role and Margot Robbie plays Queen Elizabeth in Josie Rourke's 'Mary Queen of Scots,' written by Beau Willimon and premiering at AFI Fest. The answers, according to “Mary Queen of Scots,” are “not quite” and “almost.”. The monarchs in question are Mary, played by Saoirse Ronan, and her cousin Elizabeth I, played by Margot Beau Willimon. Screenplay. In 1561, Mary Stuart, widow of the King of France, returns to Scotland, reclaims her rightful throne and menaces the future of Queen Elizabeth I as ruler of England, because she has a legitimate claim to the English throne. Betrayals, rebellions, conspiracies and their own life choices imperil both Queens. Mary, Queen of Scots, was barely one week old when she succeeded to the throne in 1542. Netflix fans rave about 'harrowing and terrifying' Oscar-nominated movie which left viewers in tears J.A Young Mary Seton: Lana Brasileiro Young Mary Livingstone: Roxane Duran Mary Seton: Ornella Turelli Young Mary Fleming: Gaia Weiss Mary Fleming: Thilane Bifrare Young Mary Beaton: Zoé Schellenberg Mary Beaton: Pénélope Lévêque Mary Livingstone: Sebastian Stragiotti-Axanciuc Young François II: Clive Russell Information about streaming services showing Mary Queen of Scots. Our data shows that the Mary Queen of Scots is available to stream on Binge and Foxtel Now. We also checked other leading streaming services including Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, Google Play, Netflix, Stan. Mary Queen of Scots is not available on any of them at this time. From Margot Robbie in Mary Queen of Scots to Timothée Chalamet in The King, royal dramas often offer stars the role of a lifetime – how many have you seen? This Netflix film was an Little seen was a 2013 Mary Queen of Scots by Swiss director Thomas Willimon knows nothing if not how to stir a political pot to tasty extremes based on his years masterminding Netflix’s EPJAQIC.