After Succession and The Crown ended, there was a lack of TV shows focusing on rich, powerful, and often unpleasant people – we’re still waiting for season 3 of The White Lotus. Fortunately, HBO is releasing a limited series. focusing on these themes, starring none other than Kate Winslet.
The actress has already had the opportunity to work with the channel on the detective series Mare of Easttown. The production received excellent reviews from viewers and critics, and earned Winslet an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Limited Series.
But will The Regime repeat the success of Mare of Easttown? Can he be a proud follower of Succession? There’s a chance for this: the series’ writer and showrunner is Will Tracy, who wrote for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Succession and The Menu. Stephen Frears (Dangerous Liaisons, Philomena) and Jessica Hobbs (Broadchurch, The Crown) direct the series.
We’ve rounded up the most important information about the new HBO miniseries.
When will Le Régime be released?
Series starring Kate Winslet will debut on Max on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at 9 p.m. ET. The series consists of 6 episodes which will arrive on the service every week.
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In the UK, The Regime will be available on Sky Atlantic and Now. We don’t know yet when the series will land, but we hope that the episodes will be released in America soon.
If you don’t have a Sky TV package, you can sign up to Now’s rolling monthly entertainment subscription for £9.99 a month – new subscribers often get discounts.
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What is the plot of The Regime?
Although there isn’t much time left until the premiere, HBO hasn’t revealed much information about the plot of its new series. We know it will be a political satire set in an unnamed modern European country.
The main character of The Regime will be the Chancellor, the authoritarian leader of the country, who governs with a firm hand. The situation in the state begins to gradually deteriorate, and the ruler has to deal with both the anger of citizens and unrest in power circles.
An unexpected ally of the leader becomes a certain military brute known by the nickname Butcher. Madame Chancellor begins an inappropriate romantic relationship with the soldier, making him her most trusted ally.
Official description of the series:
THE REGIME tells the story of a year spent within the palace walls of a modern European regime as it begins to collapse.
Who plays in The Regime?
The new HBO series managed to bring together quite a few stars:
- Kate Winslet as Elena Vernham, the Chancellor
- Matthias Schoenaerts as Herbert Zubak aka Butcher
- Andrea Riseborough
- Hugh Grant
- Martha Plimpton
Is there a trailer for The Regime?
HBO has prepared several trailers for the new miniseries.
In the first teaser, Madam Chancellor prepares to conquer the world:
The authoritarian state begins to falter in the official trailer.
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