TV Fanatic | The Romanoffs Teaser: Maybe We're ALL Family!!
The highly anticipated original contemporary anthology series, The Romanoffs, is set to premiere on Amazon Prime Video Friday, October 12 with new episodes released weekly, on Fridays.
This is the first anthology series for Amazon Prime Video that will roll out on a weekly basis. The Romanoffs will be available initially in the original version in over 200 countries and territories, with dubbed foreign language versions coming in early 2019.
“The Romanoffs is an ambitious event series that will be the first-ever anthology released weekly on Prime Video,” said Jennifer Salke, Head of Amazon Studios, “Filmed around the globe and featuring an incredible, star-studded cast, each episode will be a surprise gift to the audience. We are grateful to Matthew Weiner for bringing this groundbreaking series to life for our Prime audience.”
The Romanoffs is created, written, directed and executive produced by nine-time Emmy award winner Matthew Weiner (Mad Men), featuring eight separate stories about people who believe themselves to be descendants of the Russian royal family.
Set in seven countries around the globe, The Romanoffs was shot on location in three continents collaborating with local productions and creative talent across Europe, the Americas, and the Far East. Each story takes place in a new location with a new cast.
The internationally renowned cast include is somewhat overwhelming. Each installment of the weekly program is going to feel like a feature movie. That's not an understatement. Check out his unending, impressive casting list:
Academy Award-nominee Isabelle Huppert (Elle), Golden Globe Award-nominee Marthe Keller (Marathon Man), Aaron Eckhart (Sully), Academy Award-nominee Diane Lane (Unfaithful), Emmy Award-nominated Christina Hendricks (Mad Men), Emmy Award-nominated John Slattery (Mad Men), Amanda Peet (Togetherness) and Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire).
A lot of people have either had delusions of Romanoff or saw something pretty darn special in the scripts they were given.
Until watching this trailer, I was under the impression this might be a drama, but it plays out more like a Woody-Allen-esque comedy with each potential Romanoff merely latching onto the name as a way to launch themselves into a social circle or gain recognition.
As someone who also wished I could be a Romanoff, I'm not casting stones! It will be fun to see which script will be most like the story in which I had imagined myself. We'll be providing that setting here at TV Fanatic, so get your Zharkoye and Vodka ready, as we'll be ready to chat! The accomplished collaborators on The Romanoffs include Executive Producer/Writer Semi Chellas (Mad Men); Co-Executive Producers Kriss Turner Towner (The Bernie Mac Show), Blake McCormick (Mad Men) and Kathy Ciric (Z: The Beginning of Everything).
