First-look images have been released of the new BBC adaptation of A Tale of Two Cities starring Kit Harington.
Harington, who rose to fame as Jon Snow in fantasy series Game of Thrones, will play one of the show’s leads, Sydney Carton.
The new series is an adaptation of the 1859 novel by literary great Charles Dickens, set in the 18th century with tensions running high in the war between France and Britain.
It follows a young woman, Lucie Manette, played by Mirren Mack (The Nest, Sex Education) as her life is upended when she receives a message from Paris that her father, who has been assumed dead for almost 20 years, may be alive.
The messenger, idealistic French emigré Charles Darnay, portrayed by French actor François Civil (Love at Second Sight, As Above, So Below), is arrested and charged with treason.
Lucie enlists the help of a brilliant but erratic young lawyer, Sydney Carton (Harington), 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.
The four-part limited series is written by Daniel West (Gunpowder, Top Boy), directed by Richard Clark (Outlander) and produced by Federation Stories, in co-production with Federation Studio France and Thriker Films, for MGM+ and the BBC.
Harington was most recently seen in the latest season of Industry.
A Tale of Two Cities’ release date will be announced at a later date.
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