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Summary
In 17th century England, Mary Villiers molds her beautiful son, George, to seduce King James I, intending to gain riches and influence through outrageous schemes.
Good for
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You're watching with family
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+16)
Critics 84Audiences 68GoodWatch 76
Tomatometer94%
Metascore73
Audience score69%
IMDb6.8
User score6.8
Time to watch it all
5 h 15 min
7 episodes, about 45 min each
An episode a night: done in 7 nights.
Reach
Streams in 42 countries
+32First aired
2024
March 5, 2024
Ended 2024
Genres
DramaWar & PoliticsLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Rated
- TV-MAUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityIntense
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 28 more39 people
- Julianne MooreMary Villiers7 episodes
- Nicholas GalitzineGeorge Villiers7 episodes
- Tony CurranKing James I7 episodes
- Mark O'HalloranSir Francis Bacon7 episodes
- Laurie DavidsonEarl of Somerset7 episodes
- Trine DyrholmQueen Anne7 episodes
- Pearl ChandaCountess Somerset7 episodes
- Amelia GethingFrances Coke7 episodes
Jacob McCarthyKit Villiers7 episodes
Alice GrantSusan Villiers7 episodes
Mirren MackKatherine Villiers7 episodes
Sean GilderSir Thomas Compton2 episodes
Rina MahoneyLaura Ashcattle2 episodes
Emily FairnJenny2 episodes
Tom VictorJohn Villiers2 episodes
Ankur BahlXander the Bookkeeper2 episodes
Angus WrightSir David Graham2 episodes- JJJoshua James HutchingsScottish Gentleman2 episodes
David BoanScottish Gentleman2 episodes- VTVlad TronceaScottish Gentleman2 episodes
- EQEoin QuinlanScottish Gentleman2 episodes
Lydia FlemingAnne Turner2 episodes
Simon Russell BealeSir George Villiers1 episode- CRCarol RobbOlder Servant1 episode
Directing · 2
- Florian Cossen Director
- Alex Winckler Director
Production · 8
- D.C. Moore Executive Producer, Creator
- Oliver Hermanus Executive Producer, Director
- Julianne Moore Executive Producer
- Sam Hoyle Executive Producer
- Liza Marshall Producer
- Scott Bassett Producer
Camera · 1
- Alexander Dynan Director of Photography
Sound · 4
- Oliver Coates Original Music Composer
- Forbes Noonan Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Dan Green Dialogue Editor
- Anna Wright Foley Artist
Art · 4
- Helen Scott Production Design
- Adam Marshall Supervising Art Director
- Katie Gormley Art Direction
- Dan West Storyboard Artist
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Annie Symons Costume Design
- Ria Knoll Makeup Artist
- Paul Gooch Makeup Designer
- Anastasia Storey Makeup Artist
- Adam James Phillips Hairstylist
Other crew · 2
- Benjamin Woolley Book
- Alex Rouse Wigmaker
Mary & George episodes
1 season · 7 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 The Second Son, 7.2
- S1 E2 The Hunt, 7.4
- S1 E3 Not So Much Love As By Awe, 7.5
- S1 E4 The Wolf & The Lamb, 7.3
- S1 E5 The Golden City, 7.3
- S1 E6 The Queen is Dead, 7.3
- S1 E7 War, 7.4
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