{"id":105534,"date":"2025-09-18T17:26:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T21:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=105534"},"modified":"2025-09-18T17:26:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T21:26:45","slug":"mgm-acquires-a-new-adaptation-of-a-tale-of-two-cities-starring-kit-harington-francois-civil-and-mirren-mack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/18\/mgm-acquires-a-new-adaptation-of-a-tale-of-two-cities-starring-kit-harington-francois-civil-and-mirren-mack\/","title":{"rendered":"MGM+ Acquires a New Adaptation of &#8220;A Tale of Two Cities&#8221; Starring Kit Harington, Francois Civil and Mirren Mack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43311\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mgm-plus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mgm-plus.jpg 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mgm-plus-300x113.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Federation Stories teams with Kit Harington and Daniel West&#8217;s production label, Thriker Films, and Federation Studio France on an exciting new adaptation of Dickens&#8217; classic novel <em><strong>A Tale of Two Cities<\/strong><\/em> for MGM+ and the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>MGM+ announced the acquisition of Federation Stories, Thriker Films, and Federation Studio France&#8217;s new four-part drama adaptation of Charles Dickens&#8217; literary classic, <em>A Tale Of Two Cities<\/em>, set to air on MGM+ in the US and the BBC in the UK.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1480076331\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The four-part limited series stars Kit Harington (<em>Industry, Game of Thrones<\/em>), Fran\u00e7ois Civil (<em>Beating Hearts, The Three Musketeers<\/em>), and Mirren Mack (Miss Austen, <em>Hedda<\/em>) with Hong Khaou directing (<em>Mr Loverman, Lilting, Alice &amp; Jack<\/em>) and Daniel West (<em>Gunpowder, Top Boy<\/em>) writing. Shooting will commence in October.<\/p>\n<p>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 &#8211; her father, assumed dead for almost 20 years, may be alive. The messenger &#8211; idealistic French emigr\u00e9, Charles Darnay (Fran\u00e7ois Civil) &#8211; 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 he will lead her to Paris to track down her father. Lucie&#8217;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 &#8211; physically so alike, spiritually poles apart &#8211; can escape the other. Instead, they find themselves bound together in life and death, through triumphs, tragedies, marriage, and murder.<\/p>\n<p>The Executive Producers are Polly Williams and Sarah Best for Federation Stories, L\u00e9o Becker for Federation Studio France, Kit Harington and Daniel West for Thriker Films. Simon Meyers (<em>I May Destroy You<\/em>) will produce.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Wright, Head of MGM+, &#8220;We&#8217;re truly thrilled at the opportunity to bring <em>A Tale of Two Cities<\/em> to our viewers. With its exceptional cast led by Kit Harington, Fran\u00e7ois Civil, and Mirren Mack, combined with Hong Khaou&#8217;s visionary direction, this collaboration with Federation Stories, Thriker Films, and Federation Studio France perfectly aligns with our commitment to deliver entertaining, cinematic, classic Hollywood storytelling for a contemporary audience.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-2871794317\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Polly Williams, Executive Producer and Managing Director, Federation Stories, said, &#8220;In an era of worldwide turbulence, confusion and uncertainty, <em>A Tale of Two Cities<\/em> is a very timely story. 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