HBO’s newest series The Regime takes over on Sunday, March 3 at 9:00 PM ET on HBO and Max. After winning Emmy awards for her work in previous HBO limited series Mildred Pierce and Mare of Easttown, Kate Winslet stars in the “darkly comedic” six-episode series written by Will Tracy, writer of The Menu and Succession, and directed by Stephen Frears (Dangerous Liaisons, The Queen) and Jessica Hobbs (The Crown).
Winslet plays Chancellor Elena Vernham, the leader of an unnamed central European nation whose “modern authoritarian regime” is beginning to fall apart. Having grown “increasingly paranoid and unstable,” Vernham “turns to a volatile soldier, Herbert Zubak (Matthias Schoenaerts), as an unlikely confidant. As Zubak’s influence over the chancellor continues to grow, Elena’s attempts to expand her power eventually result in both the palace and the country fracturing around her,” according to a description from HBO.
The Regime currently has a 71% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics calling it “one of HBO’s grandest experiments yet — and one of its most outlandish successes in years.” Here’s your first look at The Regime and its stars. Follow this link to add HBO and MAX to your DISH subscription. Not a DISH subscriber? Follow this link to find the best offer and subscribe to DISH today!
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Kate Winslet as Chancellor Elena Vernham
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Matthias Schoenaerts as Corporal Herbert Zubak
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Guillaume Gallienne as Nicholas, Elena’s French husband
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Pippa Haywood (left) as Susan and Andrea Riseborough as Agnes, the palace manager
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Martha Plimpton as Judith Holt, U.S. Secretary of State
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Hugh Grant as the Leader of the Opposition
