Showtime has released a poster and trailer for A Gentleman in Moscow, the upcoming drama series based on Amor Towles’ bestselling novel of the same name.
The series stars Ewan McGregor as Count Alexander Rostov, a man who finds himself on the wrong side of history in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution due to his aristocrat connection, and banished by a Soviet tribunal to spend the rest of his life in a hotel room, under the threat of death if he steps outside.
A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW follows Count Alexander Rostov, played by Emmy® Award-winning actor Ewan McGregor (Star Wars franchise, Halston, Trainspotting), who, in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, finds that his gilded past has placed 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 and 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.
Joining McGregor in the cast are Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Leah Harvey, Johnny Harris, Paul Ready, Alexa Goodall, John Heffernan, Lyès Salem, and Fehinti Balogun.
A Gentleman in Moscow premieres on Paramount+ on March 29th.
