The first look at MGM+ & the BBC’s "A Tale Of Two Cities" TV adaptation has been unveiled.
The four-part limited series is an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novel and stars Kit Harington (Industry, Game of Thrones) alongside François Civil (Beating Hearts, The Three Musketeers), and Mirren Mack (Miss Austen, Hedda).
The series is written by Daniel West (Gunpowder, Top Boy) and directed by Richard Clark (Outlander).
"A Tale of Two Cities" is produced by Federation Stories, in co-production with Federation Studio France and Thriker Films, for MGM+, BBC, Amazon France and YLE, in association with Nordic public broadcasters SVT, NRK, DR, RUV and RTBF-Be.
It is distributed worldwide by Federation International. Simon Meyers created and wrote the series.
The official synopsis reads: "London, 1782. Tensions run high in the war between France and Britain. A young woman, Lucie Manette (Mirren Mack), has her life upended when she receives a message from Paris – her father, assumed dead for almost 20 years, may be alive. The messenger – idealistic French emigré, Charles Darnay (François Civil) – is arrested and charged with treason,".
"Lucie enlists the help of a brilliant but erratic young lawyer, Sydney Carton (Kit Harington), to free Darnay in the hope that 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."
The series will air on MGM+ in the U.S. and the BBC in the UK.
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