We really only needed Ewan McGregor and period drama to be convinced, but the trailer for A Gentleman in Moscow also looks like a lot of surprisingly good fun. And hey, Ewan McGregor can pull off even the mustache! We already knew about the beard (hello Obi-Wan Kenobi) but we’ll admit the mustache is a surprise.
The limited series, based on Amor Towles’ bestselling novel, will premiere on Paramount+ with Showtime later this month.
A Gentleman in Moscow follows Count Alexander Rostov who, in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution is banished by a Soviet tribunal to an attic room in the Hotel Metropol. There he will bear witness to some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history, even if he must do it from behind closed doors.
In addition to McGregor in the lead role, the cast includes Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Leah Harvey, Johnny Harris, Paul Ready, Alexa Goodall, John Heffernan, Lyès Salem, and Fehinti Balogun.
You can check out the trailer below:
An adaptation of Amor Towles’ internationally best-selling novel, A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW follows Count Alexander Rostov, played by Emmy® Award-winning actor Ewan McGregor (Star Wars franchise, Halston, Trainspotting), who, in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, finds that his gilded past has placed him on the wrong side of history. Spared immediate execution, he is banished by a Soviet tribunal to an attic room in the opulent Hotel Metropol and threatened with death if he ever sets foot outside again. As the years pass and some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history unfold outside the hotel’s doors, Rostov’s reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery. As he builds a new life within the walls of the hotel, he discovers the true value of friendship, family, and love. Series premiere streaming March 29 with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME plan.
