Sky has released the official trailer for Mary & George, a limited historical psychodrama series from writer D.C. Moore (Killing Eve) and director Oliver Hermanus (Living).
Based on the scandalous true story, the series follows Mary (Julianne Moore) and her son George (Nicholas Galitzine) as they schemed, seduced and killed to make their way into the Court of England and the bed of King James I. Watch the trailer below…
Julianne Moore stars as Mary Villiers, a woman of humble beginnings and formidable ambition who moulded her second son, George (Nicholas Galitzine), to seduce King James VI of Scotland and I of England (Tony Curran) and become his all-powerful lover.
Always the smartest person in the room, Mary was never able to realise her full potential until she spots an opportunity to take advantage of the King’s voracious appetite for fine wine, fine company and fine men. George, naïvely beautiful and charismatic, is thrust into the spotlight as his mother masterminds their pursuit of the King. Through audacious scheming and seduction, Mary and George claw their way to the centre of Court to become the most powerful family in England. But as George grows in power, his relationship with his mother will be pushed to the very limits. George must prove to himself that he can be defined by more than just his beauty. He must make his mark on history, no matter the consequences.
Joining Julianne Moore. Nicholas Galitzine and Tony Curran in the cast are Nicola Walker, Niamh Algar, Trine Dyrholm, Sean Gilder, Adrian Rawlins, Mark O’Halloran, Laurie Davidson, Samuel Blenkin, Jacob McCarthy, Tom Victor, Alice Grant, Amelia Gething, Mirren Mack, Rina Mahoney, and Simon Russell Beale.
Mary & George premieres on Sky Atlantic and NOW on March 5th, and on Starz on April 5th.
