by Alex Billington
February 8, 2024
Source: YouTube
"Anyone who dares insult me or my country shall feel my fury!" HBO Max has revealed the final official trailer for The Regime, arriving for streaming in March. Damn does this look wicked! The Regime is a new political thriller dark comedy series created by Will Tracy, now known as the writer of The Menu screenplay, working with British filmmaker Stephen Frears. The series stars Kate Winslet as the dictator of a fictional Middle European autocracy, following along as her regime begins to crumble and her power begins to wane. A twisted (and scarily quite real) story about how insane all these power hungry, autocrat politicians always are. The supporting cast includes Andrea Riseborough, Matthias Schoenaerts, Martha Plimpton, Guillaume Gallienne, Hugh Grant, and Danny Webb. This looks crazy! It's just barely at the border of crossing over into absurd territory and becoming a Mike Myers comedy, especially with bathtub TV scene. The rest of it looks so impressively crafted, from the scale and scope to all of the performances. Take a look.
Here's the final official trailer (+ poster) for Max's series The Regime, direct from Max's YouTube:
You can rewatch the initial teaser for Max's The Regime series right here, and the second teaser here.
"Lovely to meet you, Madame Chancellor." This political thriller series follows a year within the palace of a crumbling authoritarian regime. Kate Winslet stars as the Chancellor (a dictator) of a fictional Middle European autocracy, who faces domestic turmoil that threatens her hold on power. The Regime is created & showrun by Will Tracy, writer on The Menu screenplay, as well as work on "The Onion News Network", "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver", and "Succession" previously. The series features writing by Sarah DeLappe, Seth Reiss, Gary Shteyngart, Jen Spyra, Will Tracy, and Juli Weiner. With episodes directed by the filmmakers Stephen Frears (Tamara Drewe, Lay the Favorite, Philomena, The Program, Florence Foster Jenkins, Victoria & Abdul, The Lost King) + Jessica Hobbs ("Devil's Dust", "Rake", "Broadchurch", "River", "Apple Tree Yard", "The Split", "The Crown"). Produced by HBO Entertainment. And exec produced by Stephen Frears, Kate Winslet, Frank Rich, Tracey Seaward, and Will Tracy. HBO will release The Regime series streaming on Max starting on March 3rd, 2024 coming up soon. Is anyone planning to watch this?