Calling all period drama<\/a> fans! There’s a new movie in the works starring two very exciting actors \u2013 and it’s set to be a must-watch when it hits screens.<\/p>\n A Night at Claridge’s (working title) stars Laura Carmichael<\/a> (Downton Abbey) and Adam Brody<\/a> (Nobody Wants This) and comes from filmmaker Whit Stillman (Metropolitan, Love & Friendship).<\/p>\n The film marks Whit’s first feature since his 2016 release Love & Friendship, another period drama based on Jane Austen’s epistolary novel Lady Susan, and is based on Patrick Hamilton’s 1943-set novel, The Slaves of Solitude.\u00a0<\/p>\n Laura Carmichael established herself as a beloved member of the Downton Abbey franchise as Lady Edith Crawley, so viewers can be sure they’re in safe hands as she steps into the leading role of Miss Roach in this upcoming story. Meanwhile, Adam Brody won hearts as the charming Noah in Nobody Wants This, so it’ll be exciting to see him take on a more historical role.<\/p>\n WATCH: The Best New TV In May<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The twisty drama is set in autumn 1943, when southern England is flooded with American soldiers ahead of D-Day. Miss Roach, a Londoner who is bombed out of her flat, moves to a boarding house outside the city, where she strikes up a new friendship with Vicki, a “vivacious” German woman, while also being bullied by the “preposterous” Mr Thwaites.<\/p>\n Adam Brody also stars<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n The synopsis reads: “The arrival of a happy-go-lucky American officer, Lt. Dayton Pike, offers escape, but her new friend Vicki likes him too. An intense psychological battle begins, leading to a violent incident and a death. Guilt and a fianc\u00e9 she can’t trust push Miss Roach to the limit. But a mysterious man, an eccentric boss and an otherworldly elegant hotel lead to a resolution.”<\/p>\n Joining Laura and Adam are Tom Bennett (Love & Friendship) and Susan Hampshire (The Forsyte Saga), but their roles are being kept under wraps at the moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n Susan Hampshire has been named as part of the cast<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n A release date for A Night at Claridge’s is yet to be released. If you can’t wait for A Night at Claridge’s, why not try one of these period dramas in the meantime\u2026<\/p>\n Based on John Galsworthy’s 1920s novels The Forsyte Saga, this six-parter follows the lives and loves of four generations of stockbrokers that make up the Forsytes, an upper-class family in late Victorian England.<\/p>\n The Forsytes cast <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n For Jane Austen fans, this ten-part series is based on Janice Hadlow’s 2020 novel of the same name and reimagines Pride and Prejudice through the eyes of the middle Bennet sister, Mary.<\/p>\n The Bennet Sisters<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n Based on Edith Wharton’s unfinished novel, the series follows five young American women who move from New York to London’s tight-lipped high society in search of love.<\/p>\n Kristine Froseth and Alisha Boe star in The Buccaneers <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n The first Spanish-language adaptation of Isabel Allende’s iconic novel, this drama follows three generations of women \u2013 Clara, Blanca and Alba \u2013 over 50 years in a conservative South American country.<\/p>\n Alfonso Herrera stars as Esteban Trueba and Nicole Wallace as a young Clara in The House of the Spirits<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.celebrity.land.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Calling all period drama fans! 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Laura will play the lead role<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhat is A Night at Claridge’s about?<\/h2>\n
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\u00a9 WireImage<\/span><\/div>\nWho stars in A Night at Claridge’s?<\/h2>\n
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\u00a9 BBC<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/strong><\/p>\n4 period dramas to binge-watch now<\/h2>\n
The Forsytes \u2013 Channel 5<\/h3>\n
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\u00a9 Mammoth Screen\/ITV\/MASTERPIECE<\/span><\/div>\nThe Other Bennet Sister \u2013 BBC<\/h3>\n
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\u00a9 BBC\/Bad Wolf<\/span><\/div>\nThe Buccaneers \u2013 Apple TV+<\/h3>\n
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\u00a9 Apple TV+<\/span><\/div>\nThe House of the Spirits \u2013 Prime Video<\/h3>\n
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\u00a9 Amazon MGM Studios<\/span><\/div>\n