Julianne Moore To Lead Sky & AMC Interval Drama ‘Mary & George’ About Mary Villiers, Son George & Royal Court docket Intrigue In Jacobean England — Mipcom

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Julianne Moore is about to steer Sky and AMC period-drama sequence Mary & George, about {powerful} royal household favourites Mary Villiers and her son George.

Primarily based on a real story, the eight-part restricted sequence is created by DC Moore, whose credit embody Killing Eve, Temple and Not Secure For Work.

Julianne Moore will play Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham, who in seventeenth Century England moulded her stunning son, George, to seduce King James I and turn out to be his omnipotent lover. Via outrageous scheming, the pair rose from humble beginnings to turn out to be one of many richest, most titled, and influential mom and sons England had ever seen. The sequence is because of start filming in early 2023.

The sequence will mark solely the second time Moore has led a TV drama after 2021 Apple mini-series Lisey’s Story.

Mary & George is produced by Liza Marshall’s Hera Footage in affiliation with Sky Studios and is written by playwright Moore, impressed by the non-fiction ebook The King’s Murderer by Benjamin Woolley. Lead director is Oliver Hermanus, director of Moffie and Residing, which just lately screened at Sundance, Venice, Telluride, Toronto and London.

The present is anticipated to air in 2023 on Sky within the UK, Eire, Germany and Italy. AMC Networks will launch in U.S, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India. NBCUniversal International Distribution is dealing with worldwide gross sales on behalf of Sky Studios. Cécile Frot-Coutaz, Sky Studios CEO, will tease the present as we speak throughout NBCUniversal’s MIP cocktail social gathering in Cannes as we speak.

Mary & George was commissioned by Gabriel Silver, Director of Commissioning, Drama and Sam Hoyle, Commissioning Editor at Sky Studios, for Zai Bennett, MD of Content material, Sky UK. Sam Hoyle will function govt producer for Sky Studios. Liza Marshall is the chief producer for Hera Footage alongside DC Moore and Oliver Hermanus.

Nonetheless Alice and The Children Are Alright star Moore has received all of it: alongside her Oscar, BAFTA and Emmy, she is the primary American actress to be awarded the highest performing prizes on the Cannes, Berlin, and Venice movie festivals.

Julianne Moore mentioned: “Mary Villiers was a lady who via her personal actions rose to turn out to be a strong and influential determine in Jacobean London.  It’s a frightening however exhilarating problem to deliver her to life on display screen.”

Liza Marshall, govt producer for Hera Footage commented: “The unimaginable Julianne Moore is our dream casting for Mary – a lady who was damned by her contemporaries however was at all times the neatest individual within the room. Indomitable ladies like Mary have too typically been written out of historical past however with DC Moore’s sensible scripts and Oliver Hermanus on the helm, we are going to reclaim her story to make a really distinctive, unmissable present.”

DC Moore added: “Since I first examine Mary Villiers’ life – and all she achieved along with her son, George – I’ve been obsessive about bringing this story to the display screen. Between King James’ often-overlooked love and lust for males, Mary’s extraordinary rise as a lady in a person’s world, and George’s (many, many) sexual and political conquests, this can be a profoundly wealthy, and, as but totally untold on display screen, story, a couple of pair of ‘commoners’ who conquered all earlier than them.”

Meghan Lyvers, Director of Unique Drama, UK at Sky Studios, famous: “Mary Villiers is likely one of the most fascinating, complicated, and extraordinary figures in British historical past and we can not wait to see Julianne Moore tackle this position, bringing Mary’s story to new audiences all over the world. We’re thrilled to accomplice with Oliver Hermanus, DC Moore, Liza Marshall and the crew at Hera Footage as we embark on this sequence which signifies a renewed ambition for Sky Unique drama.”

Dan McDermott, President of Unique Programming for AMC Networks and AMC Studios, mentioned: “An intriguing, crafty, mastermind of a personality comparable to Mary Villers matches proper in with AMC Networks’ most iconic characters. We’re elated to welcome the unrivaled Julianne Moore to AMC as she expertly leads us via Mary & George’s charming journey, and to accomplice with DC and the groups at Hera Footage and Sky Studios.”