Watch LookMovie. In 1888 London, as an emerging tabloid media terrifies the public with lurid stories of infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper, a young woman is sent to work at the heart of Queen Victoria’s British Empire: Buckingham Palace. Her task is to spy on Victoria’s wayward grandson who keeps disappearing at night. As she grows closer to the prince, she uncovers secrets that threaten both the Crown and her own survival.