British actor Kit Harington (“Game of Thrones”), having wrapped up his arc on HBO‘s “Industry,” is heading back to the small screen with a new limited romance drama series iteration of the classic novel “A Tale of Two Cities” (depending on your high school, required reading), which he’ll co-star alongside François Civil (“Beating Hearts,” “The Three Musketeers”) and Mirren Mack (“Miss Austen,” “Hedda”).
The series is written by Daniel West (“Gunpowder,” “Top Boy”) based on the Charles Dickens works, and helmed by “Outlander” director Richard Clark. With that, MGM+ has shared a new trailer for the project, giving audiences a good idea of what to expect from this latest attempt at adapting the classic story.
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A synopsis for the four-part limited series, courtesy of MGM+:
London, 1782. Tensions run high in the war between France and Britain. A young woman, Lucie Manette (Mack), has her life upended when she receives a message from Paris – her father, assumed dead for almost 20 years, may be alive. The messenger – idealistic French emigré, Charles Darnay (Civil) – is arrested and charged with treason. Lucie enlists the help of a brilliant but erratic young lawyer, Sydney Carton (Harington), to free Darnay in the hope he will lead her to Paris to track down her father. Lucie’s collision with Darnay and Carton unleashes a powerful and complex love triangle. Both men fight to be worthy of her love, and Lucie is torn over which one to choose. Yet neither man – physically so alike, spiritually poles apart – can escape the other. Instead, they find themselves bound together in life and death, through triumphs, tragedies, marriage, and murder.
It is produced by Federation Stories, in co-production with Federation Studio France and Thriker Films, for MGM+ and the BBC. Polly Williams, Léo Becker, Sarah Best, Harington, West, and Hong Khaou are the executive producers, as “A Tale of Two Cities” was created by West and produced by Simon Meyers (“I May Destroy You”).
Check out that new trailer for “A Tale of Two Cities” below, as it debuts September 6 exclusively on MGM+.
