STARZ sets April 5th premiere date for its highly anticipated, audacious psychodrama Mary & George and releases seductive key art and trailer. Ready?
Here we go!
Starring Academy Award-winner Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine, Mary & George is set to debut on Friday, April 5 at midnight on the STARZ app. On linear, it will debut on STARZ at 9:00 PM ET/PT in the U.S. and 10:00 PM ET/PT in Canada.
The seven-part limited series is inspired by the scandalous true story of a treacherous mother and son who schemed, seduced and killed to conquer the Court of England and the bed of King James I.
As previously announced, Julianne Moore plays Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham, who in 17th century England molded her beautiful son, George, to seduce King James I and become his all-powerful lover.
Through outrageous scheming, the pair rose from humble beginnings to become one of the richest, most titled and influential players the English court had ever seen, and the King’s most trusted advisors.
Nicholas Galitzine plays her son, George Villiers, a naïve romantic who alongside his ruthless mother was prepared to stop at nothing to get to the top and prove to himself that he can be defined by more than just his beauty and make his mark on history.
Tony Curran stars as King James I, whose desire to be loved and subservient to ambitious and beautiful young men, makes him dangerously at risk of being exploited by tyrannical lovers to the likes of Mary & George.
The ensemble cast includes Nicola Walker as “Lady Hatton,” Niamh Algar as “Sandie,” Trine Dyrholm as “Queen Anne,” Sean Gilder as “Sir Thomas Compton,” Adrian Rawlins as “Sir Edward Coke,” Mark O’Halloran as “Sir Francis Bacon,” Laurie Davidson as “Earl of Somerset,” Samuel Blenkin as “Prince Charles”, Jacob McCarthy as “Kit Villiers,” Tom Victor as “John Villiers,” Alice Grant as “Susan Villiers,” Amelia Gething as “Frances Coke,” Mirren Mack as “Katherine Villiers,” Rina Mahoney as “Laura Ashcattle” and Simon Russell Beale as “George Villiers.”
Mary & George is produced by Hera Pictures in association with Sky Studios. The series is written by D.C. Moore, inspired by Benjamin Woolley’s nonfiction book The King’s Assassin.
Liza Marshall is executive producer for Hera Pictures alongside D.C. Moore, Oliver Hermanus and Julianne Moore. Hermanus also helms the series as lead director. Additional directors include Alex Winckler and International Emmy-Award winner Florian Cossen. Sam Hoyle serves as executive producer for Sky Studios.
Mary & George will debut on Friday, April 5 on STARZ at 9:00 PM ET/PT.
