Amadeus (TV series)

Amadeus is an upcoming television miniseries adapted by Joe Barton from the 1979 stage play of the same name by Peter Shaffer, and gives a fictional account of the lives of composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri. It itself was inspired by Alexander Pushkin's short 1830 play Mozart and Salieri. The series stars Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany.

Amadeus
Based on	Amadeus by Peter Shaffer
Screenplay by	Joe Barton
Directed by	Julian Farino Alice Seabright
Starring	Will Sharpe Paul Bettany
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Paul Gilbert Megan Spanjian Michael Jackson Will Sharpe Julian Farino Stephen Wright
Production company	Sky Studios
Original release
Network	Sky Max

Premise

A 25-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Sharpe) arrives in Vienna during the 18th century and meets a young singer who will become his wife (Constanze Mozart) and by way of her, the court composer Antonio Salieri.^[1]

Cast

• Will Sharpe as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Paul Bettany as Antonio Salieri
• Gabrielle Creevy as Constance Mozart
• Rory Kinnear as Emperor Joseph
• Lucy Cohu as Cecilia Weber
• Jonathan Aris as Leopold Mozart
• Ényì Okoronkwo as Da Ponte
• Jessica Alexander as Katerina
• Hugh Sachs as Von Strack
• Paul Bazely
• Rupert Vansittart
• Anastasia Martin
• Nancy Farino
• Olivia-Mai Barrett
• Viola Prettejohn
• Jyuddah Jaymes

Production

The project was reported to be in development in November 2022 with Two Cities Television and Joe Barton.^[2]

It was announced to be moving forward in February 2024, with Julian Farino and Alice Seabright directing from a Joe Barton script with Will Sharpe in the role of Mozart.^[3] In April, Paul Bettany and Gabrielle Creevy joined the cast as Antonio Salieri and Constanze Mozart.^[4][5] In late May, it was announced Rory Kinnear, Lucy Cohu, Jonathan Aris, Enyi Okoronkwo, Jessica Alexander and Hugh Sachs had been cast. Also cast in undisclosed roles were Paul Bazely, Rupert Vansittart, Anastasia Martin, Nancy Farino, Olivia-Mai Barrett, Viola Prettejohn, and Jyuddah James.^[6]

Filming is to take place in Budapest between May and September 2024.^[7][8][9]

References

1. Goldbart, Max (20 February 2024). "'White Lotus' Star Will Sharpe To Play Musical Genius Mozart For Sky". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
2. Goldbart, Max (2 November 2022). "'Amadeus': Sky Developing Mozart Drama Series From 'Giri/Haji' Writer Joe Barton & 'Patrick Melrose' Producer Two Cities".
3. Vlessing, Etan (20 February 2024). "'White Lotus' Actor Will Sharpe to Play Mozart in 'Amadeus' Drama for Sky". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
4. "Paul Bettany To Star Opposite Will Sharpe In Sky Limited Series 'Amadeus'". Deadline.
5. Goldbart, Max (30 April 2024). "Joe Barton's Mozart Series Casts Gabrielle Creevy As Musical Genius's Wife Constanze". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
6. Yossman, KJ (30 May 2024). "Sky's Will Sharpe Mozart Drama Adds Rory Kinnear, Lucy Cohu and More (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
7. "Sky Max Series Amadeus to Be Shot in Hungary". Film New Europe. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
8. "Amadeus Reimagined – A New Series Filmed in Budapest Brings Mozart's Genius to Life Again". Budapest Reporter. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
9. Barton, Joe [@JoeBarton_] (10 May 2024). "We start filming AMADEUS today. When I started writing it I was younger than Mozart was when he died and now I think I'm older than Salieri and That Is Where The Comparisons Shall End" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 May 2024 – via Twitter.

External links

• Amadeus at the Internet Movie Database