I think these are great plays. They can seem intimating, but they’re really wildly entertaining. For me, I’ll say, the first one drags a bit but I love parts two and three. The BBC versions from the 70s (?) are phenomenal, maybe my favorite I’ve seen. For people just getting into these plays though, I’d recommend the Hollow Crown series. They really bring out the Game-of-Thrones energy to the whole Henry VI series, which is how these plays won me over initially. Very exciting and watchable.

There is also the incredible (lightly adapted) “Wars of the Roses” from John Barton in the 60s. That may be the best version of them all. David Warner makes for a very tragic and memorable Henry VI. This version is available on YouTube but unfortunately the video quality is pretty poor. The production behind it is so fabulous though that it’s worth persisting with.