The Romanoffs: Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner's high-profile new series gets release date
The producer has attracted top-tier talent for Amazon's anthology series
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Your support makes all the difference.Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner's new series is officially happening - and there's a short teaser trailer to prove it.
The Romanoffs was first confirmed back in 2016 when Amazon Studios announced a high-profile deal with the showrunner - said to be worth $70m - and two years later, a release date of 12 October has been set.
Weiner has attracted top-tier talent for the project which is an anthology series following a group of people from around the world who believe they're descendants of the Russian royal family who were executed by the Bolsheviks in July 1918. You can find a full list of all the impressive ensemble, which includes Aaron Eckhart, Isabelle Huppert as well as Mad Men stars Christina Hendricks and John Slattery below.
The project was thrown into danger last year after Amazon Studios cut ties with the Weinstein Company following the numerous allegations of sexual assault and harassment made against disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. Consequently, a planned series from filmmaker David O' Russell was cancelled but production went ahead on Weiner's show.
The Romanoffs will star:
Aaron Eckart
Adèle Anderson
Amanda Peet
Andrew Rannells
Annet Mahendru
Ben Miles
Cara Buono
Christina Hendricks
Clea DuVall
Corey Stoll
Diane Lane
Emily Rudd
Griffin Dunne
Hera Hilmar
Hugh Skinner
Inès Melab
Isabelle Huppert
Jack Huston
Janet Montgomery
Jay R. Ferguson
JJ Field
John Slattery
Jon Tenney
Juan Pablo Castañeda
Kathryn Hahn
Kerry Bishé
Louise Bourgoin
Marthe Keller
Mary Kay Place
Mike Doyle
Noah Wyle
Paul Reiser
Radha Mitchell
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