By Wonderwall.com Editors
9:00am PDT, Apr 13, 2024
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The new period psychodrama "Mary & George," a seven-part limited series from Starz, debuted in April and drops new episodes every Friday.
The show — which Starz describes as being "inspired by the scandalous true story of a treacherous mother and son who schemed, seduced and killed to conquer the Court of England and the bed of King James I" — stars Academy Award winner Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine, the actor who's been charming audiences in projects like "Red, White & Royal Blue," "Purple Hearts" and "Bottoms" and will next appear in the buzzy novel-based movie "The Idea of You" opposite Anne Hathaway.
Moore plays Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham, "who in 17th century England molded her beautiful son, George, to seduce King James I and become his all-powerful lover," Starz explains. "Through outrageous scheming, the pair rose from humble beginnings to become one of the richest, most titled and influential players the English court had ever seen, and the king's most trusted advisors."
Galitzine plays her son, George Villiers, "a naive romantic who alongside his ruthless mother was prepared to stop at nothing to get to the top and prove to himself that he can be defined by more than just his beauty and make his mark on history," Starz reveals.
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Tony Curran plays King James and Nicholas Galitzine plays George Villiers in episode 2 of "Mary & George" in 2024.
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Julianne Moore stars as Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham, who in 17th century England molded her beautiful son, George Villiers — played by Nicholas Galitzine — to seduce King James I and become his all-powerful lover, in the 2024 Starz period drama series "Mary & George."
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Julianne Moore is Mary Villiers and Nicholas Galitzine is her son George Villiers in 2024's "Mary & George."
According to Starz, "The show is inspired by the unbelievable true story of Mary Villiers, who moulded her beautiful and charismatic son to seduce King James VI of Scotland and I of England and become his all-powerful lover. Through outrageous scheming, the pair rose from humble beginnings to become the richest, most titled and influential players the English court had ever seen — and the king's most trusted advisors. And with England's place on the world stage under threat from a Spanish invasion and rioters taking to the streets to denounce the king, the stakes could not have been higher.
Prepared to stop at nothing and armed with her ruthless political steel, Mary married her way up the ranks, bribed politicians, colluded with criminals and clawed her way into the heart of the establishment, making it her own.
"Mary & George" is an audacious historical psychodrama about a treacherous mother and son who schemed, seduced and killed to conquer the Court of England and the bed of its king."
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Nicholas Galitzine stars as George Villiers in the 2024 Starz drama series "Mary & George," which is inspired by the unbelievable true story of Mary Villiers, who molded her beautiful and charismatic son, George, to seduce King James VI of Scotland and I of England and become his all-powerful lover.
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Tony Curran plays King James and Nicholas Galitzine plays George Villiers in episode 5 of "Mary & George" in 2024.
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Nicholas Galitzine appears as George Villiers in episode 3 of "Mary & George" in 2024.
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Julianne Moore and NIcholas Galitzine star in the 2024 Starz drama series "Mary & George," which is inspired by the unbelievable true story of Mary Villiers, who molded her beautiful and charismatic son, George, to seduce King James VI of Scotland and I of England and become his all-powerful lover.
Through outrageous scheming, the pair rose from humble beginnings to become the richest, most titled and influential players the English court had ever seen, and the king's most trusted advisors.
And with England's place on the world stage under threat from a Spanish invasion and rioters taking to the streets to denounce the king, the stakes could not have been higher.
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Julianne Moore plays Mary Villiers in the 2024 Starz historical drama series "Mary & George."
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Trine Dyrholm plays Queen Anne in the 2024 Starz historical drama series "Mary & George."
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Nicholas Galitzine appears as George Villiers in episode 7 of "Mary & George" in 2024.
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Tony Curran plays King James and Nicholas Galitzine plays George Villiers in episode 5 of "Mary & George" in 2024.
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Mark O'Halloran plays Sir Francis Bacon in episode 1 of the 2024 Starz historical drama series "Mary & George."
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Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine star in the 2024 Starz drama series "Mary & George," which is inspired by the unbelievable true story of Mary Villiers, who molded her beautiful and charismatic son, George, to seduce King James VI of Scotland and I of England and become his all-powerful lover.
Through outrageous scheming, the pair rose from humble beginnings to become the richest, most titled and influential players the English court had ever seen, and the king's most trusted advisors.
And with England's place on the world stage under threat from a Spanish invasion and rioters taking to the streets to denounce the king, the stakes could not have been higher.
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Alice Grant plays Susan Villiers in the 2024 Starz historical drama series "Mary & George."
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In the 2024 Starz drama series "Mary & George," Tony Curran (center) plays King James I, "whose desire to be loved and subservient to ambitious and beautiful young men, makes him dangerously at risk of being exploited by tyrannical lovers to the likes of Mary and George," STARZ explains.
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Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine (center) star in the 2024 Starz drama series "Mary & George," which is inspired by the unbelievable true story of Mary Villiers, who molded her beautiful and charismatic son, George, to seduce King James VI of Scotland and I of England and become his all-powerful lover.
Through outrageous scheming, the pair rose from humble beginnings to become the richest, most titled and influential players the English court had ever seen, and the king's most trusted advisors.
And with England's place on the world stage under threat from a Spanish invasion and rioters taking to the streets to denounce the king, the stakes could not have been higher.
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Niamh Algar plays Sandie, Julianne Moore plays Mary Villiers and Trine Dyrholm plays Queen Anne in "Mary & George" in 2024.
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Nicholas Galitzine appears as George Villiers in episode 3 of "Mary & George" in 2024.
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Laurie Davidson, as Earl Somerset, engages in a sword fight with Tony Curran's King James in the 2024 Starz historical drama series "Mary & George."
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Emily Fairn plays Jenny, the maid George Villiers is in love with, in episode 1 of the 2024 Starz historical drama series "Mary & George."
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Samuel Blenkin plays Prince Charles, Tony Curran plays King James, Nicholas Galitzine plays George Villiers and Mark O'Halloran plays Sir Francis Bacon in episode 6 of "Mary & George" in 2024.
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Nicholas Galitzine appears as George Villiers in episode 1 of "Mary & George" in 2024.
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Tony Curran plays King James and Trine Dyrholm plays Queen Anne in the 2024 Starz historical drama series "Mary & George."
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Laurie Davidson plays Earl Somerset and Pearl Chanda plays Countess Somerset in the 2024 Starz historical drama series "Mary & George."
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Nicholas Galitzine stars as George Villiers in the 2024 Starz drama series "Mary & George," which is inspired by the unbelievable true story of Mary Villiers, who molded her beautiful and charismatic son, George, to seduce King James VI of Scotland and I of England and become his all-powerful lover.
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Julianne Moore stars in the 2024 Starz drama series "Mary & George," which is inspired by the unbelievable true story of Mary Villiers, who molded her beautiful and charismatic son, George, to seduce King James VI of Scotland and I of England and become his all-powerful lover.
Through outrageous scheming, the pair rose from humble beginnings to become the richest, most titled and influential players the English court had ever seen, and the king's most trusted advisors.
And with England's place on the world stage under threat from a Spanish invasion and rioters taking to the streets to denounce the king, the stakes could not have been higher.
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In the 2024 Starz drama series "Mary & George," Tony Curran plays King James I, "whose desire to be loved and subservient to ambitious and beautiful young men, makes him dangerously at risk of being exploited by tyrannical lovers to the likes of Mary and George," Starz explains.
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Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine attended the U.K. premiere of their series "Mary & George" at Banqueting House in London on Feb. 28, 2024.
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Nicholas Galitzine — sporting a pearl earring as an homage to his character, George Villiers — attended the U.K. premiere of his series "Mary & George" at Banqueting House in London on Feb. 28, 2024.
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Julianne Moore, wearing Schiaparelli haute couture in midnight blue stretch velvet, attended the U.K. premiere of her series "Mary & George" at Banqueting House in London on Feb. 28, 2024.
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Stars Tony Curran, Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine and director Oliver Hermanu arrived for the U.K. premiere of their series "Mary & George" at Banqueting House in London on Feb. 28, 2024.
