The Palace (miniseries)
The Palace is an upcoming miniseries from HBO starring Kate Winslet, Andrea Riseborough, Matthias Schoenaerts and Hugh Grant. Will Tracy is writer, executive producer and showrunner on the series with Stephen Frears and Jessica Hobbs directing episodes and executive producing. Kate Winslet, Frank Rich and Tracey Seaward are also executive producers.
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| Created by | Will Tracy |
| Written by | Will Tracy |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
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| Original network | HBO |
Synopsis
A year within the Palace of a crumbling authoritarian regime.[1]
Cast
- Kate Winslet as the Chancellor (dictator) of an invented Middle European autocracy
- Matthias Schoenaerts
- Guillaume Gallienne as the Chancellor’s husband
- Andrea Riseborough as the Palace Manager, the Chancellor’s right-hand woman
- Martha Plimpton
- Hugh Grant as the last liberal leader of the opposition who has been imprisioned by the Chancellor
Production
The project was announced by HBO in July 2022 with Will Tracy as the show runner, with Stephen Frears directing and Kate Winslet, Frank Rich and Tracey Seaward acting as executive producers. The writing team includes Seth Reiss, Juli Weiner, Jen Spyra, Gary Shteyngart, and Sarah DeLappe.[2] The miniseries could mark Winslet's fourth lead role in a HBO drama series after Mildred Pierce, Mare of Easttown and potentially also the upcoming drama Trust based on the Hernan Díaz novel of the same name.[3]
Casting
In October 2022 Matthias Schoenaerts was added to the cast.[4] In December 2022 it was confirmed that Andrea Riseborough would be joining the cast,[5] and that Hugh Grant would be appearing in a guest role.[6] In January 2023 the series added Martha Plimpton to the cast and Jessica Hobbs behind the camera as co-executive producer and director.[7] That same month Guillaume Gallienne was added to the cast as Winslet's husband.[8]
Filming
A first look image released in February 2023 showed Winslet filming on set in Austria, with principal photography also due to take place in the United Kingdom.[9] Principal photography in Austrian reportedly started in January 2023 at the Gartenpalais Liechtenstein (Liechtenstein Garden Palace), part of the Liechtenstein Museum, on the Fürstengasse, in the 9th district of Vienna.[10]
References
- "'The Palace' Begins Production With First Image of Kate Winslet in HBO Miniseries". Collider. 2 February 2023.
- "Kate Winslet To Star In Authoritarian Limited Series 'The Palace' For HBO From Will Tracy & Stephen Frears". Deadline. 26 July 2022.
- "Kate Winslet Set to Star in HBO Limited Series 'The Palace'". Variety. 26 July 2022.
- "'Amsterdam' Star Matthias Schoenaerts Joins Kate Winslet in HBO Limited Series 'The Palace'". Variety. 7 October 2022.
- "The Palace: Andrea Riseborough Joins Kate Winslet in HBO Drama". Comingsoon.net. 2 December 2022.
- "Hugh Grant boards 'The Palace' Limited Series at HBO". The Hollywood Reporter. 6 December 2022.
- "Kate Winslet's HBO Limited Series 'The Palace' Casts Martha Plimpton, Adds Jessica Hobbs as Director". Variety. 18 January 2023.
- "French Actor Guillaume Gallienne Joins Kate Winslet in HBO Limited Series 'The Palace'". Variety. 9 January 2023.
- "'The Palace': First Look At Kate Winslet In HBO's Limited Series From Will Tracy & Stephen Frears". Deadline. 2 February 2023.
- "Hollywood in Wien: Kate Winslet wird beim "The Palace"-Dreh wohl Knödel essen". Kurier.at. 31 January 2023.
External links
- The Palace at IMDb