‘Mary & George’: Nicholas Galitzine Turns up the Heat in NSFW Trailer (VIDEO)
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Mary & George is an early contender for the hottest show of 2024. Starz dropped the first trailer for the period drama on February 1, and just when we thought it couldn’t be sexier, the network has released a red-band trailer that’s sure to make you clutch your pearls. Between this and the steamy trailer for The Idea of You earlier this week, 2024 is looking to be the year of Nicholas Galitzine.
The audacious psychodrama stars Oscar-winner Julianne Moore and 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.
In the first Mary & George trailer, Moore’s Mary was fed up with her lot in life. She positioned her son to be the “cock-struck” King James’ lover to help them rise through the ranks of the English court. George clearly succeeds in wooing the monarch, and people can’t stand it. In the red-band Mary & George trailer (aka the rated-R version), Mary and George are at the height of power after (literally) screwing their way to the top.
“I have the power, I have the king, I have England,” George seductively declares amid clips of him copulating with countless lovers, the king included. Their dirty deeds are on display when George says to the king’s favorite, the Earl of Somerset Robert Carr (Laurie Davidson), “I just wanted, like my mother, to f**k you.”
“What could possibly stop us now?” Moore asks at the end of the trailer, which ends with the sound of three heavy breaths from Galitzine.
It’s not just George who takes scandalous lovers in the series. Mary is seen in the throes of passion with a woman in the trailer. And as Mary’s influence grows, the court grows more critical of her. This woman is so hellbent on getting to the top, the cattiness and judgment from the court will only fuel her fire more. Watch the trailer above to see Mary and George’s power grow (it’s age-restricted, so click the link above to watch it on YouTube).
Mary & George is produced by Hera Pictures in association with Sky Studios. The series is written by D.C. Moore, inspired by Benjamin Woolley’s nonfiction book The King’s Assassin. Liza Marshall is executive producer for Hera Pictures alongside D.C. Moore, Oliver Hermanus, and Julianne Moore. Hermanus also helms the series as lead director. Additional directors include Alex Winckler and International Emmy-Award winner Florian Cossen. Sam Hoyle serves as executive producer for Sky Studios.
Mary & George, Series Premiere, Friday, April 5, 9/8c, Starz, streaming at midnight on the Starz app
