A new trailer for the upcoming series “Amadeus,” starring Will Sharpe as the legendary composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Paul Bettany as Antonio Salieri, the period drama written by Joe Barton (“Giri/Haji,” “Black Doves”), is heading for a debut on Sky Atlantic this December.
Barton is behind the reimagining of Peter Shaffer‘s award-winning stage play (the basis of the 1984 Miloš Forman-directed film that Shaffer also penned, and will expand and interrogate the mythic rivalry of the two composers (many historians pointing out that this tension between the two respected peers is mostly fictionalized for dramatic purposes).
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An official synopsis of the series courtesy of Sky:
When twenty-five-year-old Amadeus arrives in bustling 18th-century Vienna, no longer a child prodigy and craving creative freedom, his world collides with two pivotal figures: his fiercely loyal future wife, Constanze Weber, and devoutly religious court composer, Antonio Salieri. As Amadeus’ brilliance continues to flourish in spite of his personal demons, a questionable reputation and scepticism from the conservative court, Salieri becomes increasingly tormented by this apparent divine gift. Amadeus is a threat to all that he holds dear in life: his talent, his reputation, even his faith in God. Salieri vows to bring him down. What begins as professional rivalry turns into a deeply personal obsession spanning 30 years, culminating in a murder confession and a desperate attempt to entwine himself with Mozart’s legacy forever.
The rest of the supporting cast features Gabrielle Creevy (“Black Doves”) as Constanze Weber, Rory Kinnear (“The Diplomat,” “Skyfall”) as Emperor Joseph, Lucy Cohu (“Becoming Jane”) as Cecilia Weber, Jonathan Aris (“The Sixth Commandment”) as Leopold Mozart, Ényì Okoronkwo (“Renegade Nell,” “The Lazarus Project”) as Da Ponte, Jessica Alexander (“The Little Mermaid”) as Katerina, Hugh Sachs (“Bridgerton”) as Von Strack, Paul Bazely (“Such Brave Girls”) as Von Swieten, Rupert Vansittart (Game of Thrones) as Rosenberg, Anastasia Martin (“In From The Cold”) as Aloysia Weber, Nancy Farino (“Masters of the Air”) as Josepha Weber, Olivia-Mai Barrett (“Invasion”) as Sophie Weber, Viola Prettejohn (“The Crown”) as Princess Elizabeth, and Jyuddah Jaymes (“The Boys in The Boat,” “Hijack”) as Franz Süssmayr.
Episodes are directed by Julian Farino and Alice Seabright, with a producing team that features Megan Spanjian for Sky Studios, Michael Jackson (“Patrick Melrose”), and Stephen Wright (“Blue Lights”) at Two Cities Television, John Griffin, Barton, Sharpe, Bettany, Farino, and Seabright.
You can check out the latest trailer for “Amadeus” below as the show arrives next month on December 21.
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