The official synopsis reads: “Spared immediate execution, Count Alexander Rostov is banished by a Soviet tribunal to an attic room in the opulent Hotel Metropol, threatened with death if he ever sets foot outside again. We are thrilled that Amor entrusted this brilliant team with bringing the Metropol to life and couldn’t be more delighted that Ewan will be playing the Count.”Īlso on the creative team is All Creatures Great and Small showrunner Ben Vanstone, who has written the scripts for A Gentleman in Moscow.Ī Gentleman in Moscow begins filming in England this autumn. Harper said: “The book is a rare and delicious treat and I fell in love with it the moment I picked it up six years ago. McGregor is also an executive producer, alongside author Amor Towles, Mrs Harris Goes to Paris producer Xavier Marchand, and War & Peace director Tom Harper. The Moulin Rouge star commented: “It’s an amazing, wonderful story and I am very excited to get to play such a fabulous role.” The UK-based TV adaptation is being produced by Paramount+ and Showtime.Įwan McGregor will lead the cast as Count Alexander Rostov who, in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, finds that his gilded past places him on the wrong side of history. Written by Amor Towles ( The Lincoln Highway, Rules of Civility), the hit 2016 book has sold over 4 million copies worldwide. Best-selling novel A Gentleman in Moscow is being adapted for television by the writer of All Creatures Great and Small.
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