Mary Elizabeth Winstead Joins Ewan McGregor in Series Adaptation of A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW
Mary Elizabeth Winstead is set to star alongside Ewan McGregor in the upcoming Showtime and Paramount+ drama series A Gentleman in Moscow. The series is an adaptation of the novel by Amor Towles.
The series “follows Count Alexander Rostov (McGregor) who, in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, finds that his gilded past places 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, 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.”
Winstead will take on the role of Anna Urbanova, described as “a glamorous, independent and self-made film actress, at the height of her fame. She uses her wit and beauty to dazzle Count Alexander Rostov. She’s an enigmatic character who keeps her cards very close to her chest. Reluctant to reveal her true self, Anna plays a role off-screen as well as on. The Count and Anna’s sizzling chemistry is clear from the moment they meet in the Metropol Hotel where he has been banished by a Soviet trial, but will this be true love, or just the latest in a long line of roles Anna is playing?”
This will be the third project that Winstead and McGregor have collaborated on. They previously worked together on Fargo Season 3 at FX and the 2020 DC film Birds of Prey. Oh, yeah, they’re also married.
Ben Vanstone serves as writer, executive producer, and showrunner on the series. Sam Miller serves as director and executive producer. eOne produces in association with Paramount.
Production on the limited series is now underway. It will debut on Showtime in the U.S. and on Paramount+ in additional markets around the world.