A Tale of Two Cities (2026 TV series)

A Tale of Two Cities
GenreHistorical drama
Created byDaniel West
Based on
A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens
Written byDaniel West
Directed by
Starring
Countries of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
  • Polly Williams
  • Sarah Best
  • Léo Becker
  • Kit Harington
  • Daniel West
  • Hong Khaou
ProducerSimon Meyers
Production companies
  • Federation Stories
  • Thriker Films
  • Federation Studio France
Original release
Network

A Tale of Two Cities is an upcoming 2026 British historical drama television miniseries directed by Hong Khaou and Richard Clark, created and written by Daniel West, adapted from the 1859 novel of the same name by Charles Dickens. It stars Kit Harington and François Civil as look-alikes Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay, respectively, and Mirren Mack as Lucie Manette. The supporting cast includes Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Yannick Renier, Fehinti Balogun, Barry Aird, Roxane Duran, Theo Costa-Marini and Guillaume Gallienne. It will be broadcast by BBC One and MGM+.

Cast

Production

Development

On 31 July 2025, it was reported that Kit Harington and François Civil would star on BBC One's adaptation of the novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens,[1] produced by Federation Stories in association with Thriker Films.[2]

The series is written by Daniel West, directed by Hong Khaou and Richard Clark, and produced by Simon Meyers. Executive producers are Harington and West for Thriker Films,Khaou, Polly Williams (also managing director) and Sarah Best for Federation Stories, Léo Becker for Federation Studio France, and Michael Wright for MGM+.[3][4][5]

Casting

On 17 September 2025, Harington was officially announced as Sydney Carton and Civil as Charles Darnay.[3] The same day, Mirren Mack joined the cast as Lucie Manette.[3][6]

On 17 November 2025, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Yannick Renier, Fehinti Balogun, Barry Aird, Roxane Duran, Theo Costa-Marini and Guillaume Gallienne joined the cast.[4]

Filming

Filming was originally expected to begin in Budapest, Hungary in September 2025,[2] but it was later postponed to 8 October 2025.[1][3][4]

Release

In the UK, the series will be broadcast by BBC One in 2026.[7] In the US, it will be broadcast by MGM+ on September 6, 2026.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Dutta, Shubhabrata (31 July 2025). "Kit Harrington and François Civil to Star in BBC's 'A Tale of Two Cities'". The Cinemaholic. Archived from the original on 13 August 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 Reporter, Budapest (14 August 2025). "BBC's A Tale of Two Cities to Film in Budapest with Kit Harington and François Civil". Budapest Reporter.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "BBC acquires new adaptation of A Tale of Two Cities starring Kit Harington, François Civil and Mirren Mack". BBC. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "A Tale Of Two Cities further casting announced". BBC. 17 November 2025.
  5. 1 2 "MGM+ DEBUTS OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR A TALE OF TWO CITIES, STARRING KIT HARRINGTON, FRANÇOIS CIVIL AND MIRREN MACK". Amazon MGM Studios (Press release). 12 August 2026. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  6. ↑ Shafer, Ellise (17 September 2025). "Kit Harington to Star in 'A Tale of Two Cities' Adaptation for BBC and MGM+". Variety. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  7. ↑ Richardson, Jay. "Kit Harington brings A Tale of Two Cities to BBC1 and MGM+". Broadcast. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
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