‘Mary & George’ Trailer Couldn’t Be Sexier — Scheming Julianne Moore & Nicholas Galitzine Plot Their Rise (Video)

Mary & George is an early contender for the hottest show of 2024. Starz dropped the first trailer for the period drama, in addition to announcing the Mary & George release date, on Thursday, February 1, and the trailer couldn’t be sexier if it tried.

The audacious psychodrama stars Oscar-winner Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine as the titular mother-son duo. The seven-part limited series is 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. Mary & George will premiere on Friday, April 5 at 9/8c on the Starz network. The series premiere will be available at midnight on April 5 on the Starz streaming app.

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. 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 naïve 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. 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.