British viewers will get The Forsytes this year after Paramount-owned network 5 acquired the series. The drama, which is an adaptation of John Galsworthy’s Forsyte Saga novels, offers a sweeping portrait of a wealthy British family in 1880s London. It’s led by Francesca Annis (Lillie), who plays matriarch Ann.
Deadline revealed in June that a second season of The Forsytes was already ordered before its debut in the UK.
Here’s the official logline for the drama: “Desire, ambition and betrayal simmer at the heart of the The Forsytes which chronicles the lives, loves, trials and triumphs of a wealthy Victorian era stockbroking family, whose generations find themselves torn between tradition and self-sacrifice versus personal happiness and the pursuit of love.”
The cast includes…
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