The darkly comedic, six-episode series The Regime, starring Academy Award® winner Kate Winslet, tells the story of life within the walls of a modern authoritarian regime as it unravels.
After not leaving the palace for quite some time, Chancellor Elena Vernham (Kate Winslet) becomes increasingly paranoid and unstable and turns to a volatile soldier, Herbert Zubak (Matthias Schoenaerts), as an unlikely confidant. As Zubak’s influence over the chancellor grows, Elena’s attempts to expand her power eventually result in the palace and the country fracturing around her.
In the first episode airign at 9pm on Sky Atlantic, Chancellor Elena Vernham prepares for Victory Day, her new adviser Herbert Zubak arrives at the palace – where he learns about ruler’s strict health precautions.
Episode One Cast:
- Alasdair Hankinson as Malcolm
- Andrea Riseborough as Agnes
- Daniel Klein as Guard
- Danny Webb as Mr. Laskin
- David Bamber as Schiff
- Dean Nolan as Frederik, Construction Worker
- Donald Sage Mackay as Richard Kaiser
- Guillaume Gallienne as Nicholas
- Henry Goodman as Singer
- Jessica Frances Dukes as Deborah Kaiser
- Kate Winslet as Chancellor Elena Vernham
- Kenneth Collard as Dr. Kershaw
- Louie Mynett as Oskar
- Matthias Schoenaerts as Corporal Herbert Zubak
- Michael Joel Bartelle as Vogue Reporter
- Patrick Fusco as Broadcast Director
- Pippa Haywood as Susan Goin
- Rory Keenan as Peter
- Stanley Townsend as Emil Bartos
All episodes available from 8 April