Sophie Turner plays professional jewel thief Joan Hannington, a real-life figure known as "the Godmother" by certain aspects of the British criminal underworld.

Over the six episodes we see just how easily Joan adapts herself to a life of deception. A veritable mistress of crime, she's as adept at donning disguises as she is at faking accents, for one job, she's …

Apr 9, 2026 · Joan of Arc is a national heroine of France, a peasant girl who, believing that she was acting under divine guidance, led the French army in a momentous victory that repulsed an English …

Oct 5, 2024 · Here’s everything to know about Joan Hannington and the true story behind 'Joan'.

Dec 14, 2019 · Another famous bearer was Joan of Arc, a patron saint of France (where she is known as Jeanne d'Arc). She was a 15th-century peasant girl who, after claiming she heard messages from …

Oct 2, 2024 · While “Joan” is full of twists and turns, the series is, at its core, about what a mother is willing to do to ensure a better future for her child.

Nov 9, 2009 · Joan of Arc, a pious peasant in medieval France, believed that God had chosen her to lead France to victory in its long-running war with England.

Premiering on The CW this week, “Joan” tells the story of Joan Hannington, one of Britain’s most notorious diamond thieves in the 1980s.

Oct 1, 2024 · Sophie plays notorious jewel thief Joan Hannington, so what is the real Joan’s story and where is she now? Here’s what you need to know.

Joan (female English name: / dʒoʊn /; male Catalan name: [ (d)ʒuˈan]) is both a feminine form of the personal name John given to girls in the Anglosphere as well as the native masculine form of John in …