The first look atEwan McGregor’s highly anticipated limited seriesA Gentleman in Moscowis out. The series based onAmor Towles’ book of the same name will see McGregor as Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov, who is under house arrest for the rest of his life. The series has been the talk of the townever since it was announcedand now fans get to savor the actor in a completely new look finished with a moustache.
Unveiled byVanity Fair, the first image sees the Count in front of judge and jury while another sees him with his partner in crime, nine-year-old Nian, played by young actorAlexa Goodall. Another image sees Count and Nina withAnna, a famous actress, played byMary Elizabeth Winstead,in the hotel he’s banished in. A series of images also gives us a good look at the other cast members, as well as the aesthetically pleasing and period accurate production design and costuming.
‘A Gentleman in Moscow’ is a Story of “Emotional Discovery”
Set in the aftermath of the Bolshevik revolution, the series follows a member of Russian’s high society, Count Alexander Rostov, who discovers that his background places him on the wrong side of the history. Rather than sentencing him to death the new Soviet regime, confines him to an attic in of Moscow’s grand Hotel Metropol. The series will cover the passing of his time in the hotel as the world changes outside his window.
Sam Millerdirects from an adapted screenplay byBen Vanstone, who “wanted to make sure that we stayed true to [the novel] and that we didn’t turn it into a too-linear drama, plot-wise.” To portray various stages of Count’s life, “we do rejoin the count [when] six years have passed at one stage, and then other times 10 years have passed. We get these little moments from the count’s life that build up to a greater story—his greater emotional discovery,” Vanstone reveals. Fans will see time passing for Count as he creates bonds with visitors wandering through the lobby, including a nine-year-old named Nina and a famous actor named Anna.
The series also castsLeah Harveyas Marina Samarova,Johnny Harrisas Osip Glebnikov,Paul Readyas Prince Nikolai Petrov, andJohn Heffernanas “The Bishop” Leplevsky. Further rounding off the cast areLyès Salem,Fehinti Balogun,Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Dee Ahluwalia, andAnastasia Hille.
A Gentleman in Moscowwill premiere on March 29 on Paramount+ With Showtime. you’re able to check out the new images below:
