Following the immense success of her starring role in HBO’sMare of Easttownand the 2011 miniseriesMildred Pierce, it’s no surprise as to whyKate Winsletwould want to keep her relationship with the network going. And that’s exactly what’s happening as the actress heads into what will now be her fourth HBO project,The Palace. Today it was announced that the Academy Award-winning actress will star in theWill Tracy(Succession) created drama.
The series will see Winslet starring in a story that centers around an authoritarian regime. Set inside the titular palace, audiences will watch as, over a one-year span, the tyrannical rulers begin to lose their hold on the surrounding city.
Primetime Emmy and BAFTA recipient,Stephen Frearswas tapped to direct the series, showing that HBO is getting all their ducks in a row and gearing up to launch another critically acclaimed production. The celebrated film and television maker is well known for his eye behind classics includingDangerous LiaisonsandHigh Fidelity. Recognizing that addingThe Palaceto their lineup of upcoming shows will be an immediate ticket to the awards circuit,Francesca Orsi, the executive vice president of HBO Programming commented that the network was “honored” to have the project under the studio’s name. Referring to Tracy’s creation as “wildly original, prescient, and dazzling,” Orsi went on to call the addition of Winslet and Frears “a dream come true for [HBO].”
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Along with their headliner titles, Winslet, Tracy, and Frears will all also executive produce withFrank Rich. Tracy will also serve as showrunner with a writing team made up ofSeth Reiss,Juli Weiner,Jen Spyra,Gary Shteyngart, andSarah DeLappe. The production will mark the first time that Winslet and Frears - two of the biggest names in Hollywood - have teamed up for a project.
The announcement forThe Palacecomes less than a month afterit was revealedthat theTitanicactress had signed on for another HBO limited series titled,The Trust. Based onHernan Diaz’s novelTrust, the series will center on the story of a world-famous financier who hires a ghostwriter to rewrite his past after finding himself less than pleased with a previous novel penned about his life. The tale will be told through a combination of genres and varying perspectives, giving it an ever-changing flare.
With two Winslet-centered projects lined up, we can’t wait to see the drama pouring from HBO when bothThe TrustandThe Palaceland on the network. As of right now, no release date has been set for either production.
