Trailer for MGM+ Series Adaptation of A TALE OF TWO CITIES Starring Kit Harington
MGM+ has released a trailer for their series adaptation of A Tale of Two Cities, based on the classic novel by Charles Dickens.
The show stars Kit Harrington stars as Sydney Carton, François Civil as Charles Darnay, and Mirren Mack as Lucie Manette; with Ian Pirie, Roxane Duran, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Yannick Renier. The series is created and written by Daniel West (Gunpowder, Top Boy), with episodes directed by Richard Clark (Doctor Who, Outlander).
The synopsis reads: “Based on the Charles Dickens classic, best-selling English language novel of all time, A Tale of Two Cities is a timeless story of redemption through sacrifice, the agony of unrequited love, the inevitable, furious uprising of an oppressed people and, above everything, the power of family. London, 1782. Tensions run high in the war between France and Britain.
“An extraordinary young woman, Lucie Manette, has her life upended when she receives a message from Paris – her father, assumed dead for almost 20 years, may in fact be alive. The messenger– idealistic French émigré, Charles Darnay – is arrested and charged with treason.
“Lucie enlists the help of a brilliant but erratic young lawyer, Sydney Carton, to free Darnay in the hope he will lead her to Paris to track down her father. Lucie’s collision with Darnay and Carton unleashes a powerful and complex love triangle. Both men fight to be worthy of her love and Lucie is torn over which one to choose.
“Yet neither man – physically so alike, spiritually poles apart – can escape the other. Instead they find themselves bound together in life and death; through triumphs, tragedies, marriage and murder.”
A Tale of Two Cities has been adapted into film several times over the years, but this four-part series will be able to dive deeper into the full story in this classic tale.
Check out the trailer below, and watch A Tale of Two Cities on MGM+ and in the UK on BBC One beginning on September 6th.