Overview
- The five-part series, adapted by Joe Barton from Peter Shaffer’s play, is now streaming on Sky Atlantic and NOW in the U.K.
- Will Sharpe portrays Mozart opposite Paul Bettany’s Salieri, with critics widely citing Bettany as the standout performance.
- Empire praises the show as a funny, sumptuous, intelligent take that earns its place alongside the celebrated play and film.
- Reviewers highlight a deliberately modern, saucier sensibility that some argue dilutes Shaffer’s thematic concerns.
- Overall reaction trends positive on acting and production scale, with frequent comparisons to Miloš Forman’s 1984 Oscar-winning film.