Starz revealed more about the series in the press release below:
“STARZ sets the Friday, April 5 premiere date for the highly anticipated, daring psychodrama Mary & George, releasing tantalizing images and a trailer starring Academy Award winner Julianne Moore (Lisey's Story) and Nicholas Galitzine (Chambers (2019)) Mary & George will debut on Friday, April 5 at midnight on the STARZ app. Linear, it will debut on STARZ at 9:00 PM in the US and 10:00 PM in Canada.
The seven-part limited series is inspired by the scandalous true story of a treacherous mother and son who plotted, seduced and murdered 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 (“Mayflies”) 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 (Unforgotten) as Lady Hatton, Niamh Algar (Raised by Wolves (2020)) as Sandie, Trine Dyrholm (Arvingerne/The Legacy) as Queen Anne, Sean Gilder (The Gold) as Sir Thomas Compton, Adrian Rawlins (The White Princess) as Sir Edward Coke, Mark O'Halloran (Diavoli/Devils) as Sir Francis Bacon, Laurie Davidson (Guilty Party) as Earl of Somerset, Samuel Blenkin (The Witcher: Blood Origin) as Prince Charles, Jacob McCarthy (SAS: Rogue Heroes) as Kit Villiers, Tom Victor as John Villiers, Alice Grant as Susan Villiers, Amelia Gething (The Spanish Princess) as Frances Coke, Mirren Mack (The Nest) as Katherine Villiers, Rina Mahoney (This England) as Laura Ashcattle and Simon Russell Beale (Vanity Fair (2018)) as Sir George Villiers.
Mary & George is produced by Hera Pictures in association with Sky Studios. The series is written by D.C. Moore (Killing Eve, Temple), inspired by Benjamin Woolley's non-fiction book The King's Assassin. Liza Marshall is executive producer for Hera Pictures alongside D.C. Moore, Oliver Hermanus and Julianne Moore. Hermanus also leads the series as lead director. Other directors include Alex Winckler and International Emmy Award winner Florian Cossen. Sam Hoyle is executive producer for Sky Studios.
You can check out more photos and the trailer for Mary & George below.
