MGM+ and BBC Unveil First Look at Kit Harington’s A Tale of Two Cities

Overview

• MGM+ released first-look photos of the four-part adaptation on Tuesday, with Collider debuting the images.
• Kit Harington leads as Sydney Carton, with François Civil as Charles Darnay and Mirren Mack as Lucie Manette.
• The series will stream on MGM+ in the United States and air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom later this year, with no premiere date yet.
• Daniel West writes the adaptation and Richard Clark directs, with production by Federation Stories in partnership with Federation Studio France and Thriker Films.
• The story returns to Dickens’ London-and-Paris setting near the French Revolution, highlighting a love triangle and the Carton–Darnay likeness featured in the new photos.