Amadeus (2026)

Matt Roush says...

The finale of this lavish retelling of the Mozart-Salieri conflict gets meta when curious author Alexander Pushkin (Poldark‘s Jack Farthing) visits the widow Constanze (Gabrielle Creevy) to ask about the circumstances of Mozart’s (Will Sharpe) death, intending to write a play about it all. (Centuries later, Pushkin’s work would inspire Peter Shaffer’s acclaimed play, which led to the Oscar-winning movie and ultimately this series remake.) From their conversation, we witness the last days of Mozart, as his secret tormenter, the envious court composer Salieri (Paul Bettany), pushes the young musical genius into a feverish frenzy to complete his Requiem on his deathbed. Mozart, of course, gets the ultimate revenge, his masterworks enduring while Salieri lives long enough to know he’s already been forgotten.

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