Sam Miller Boards Showtime’s A Gentleman in Moscow

BAFTA winner and Emmy nominee Sam Miller (Surface, I May Destroy You, Luther) is attached to direct and executive produce the upcoming limited series A Gentleman in Moscow for Showtime.

An adaptation of Amor Towles’ best-selling novel, the limited-run series is produced by eOne in association with Paramount. It is set to start production early next year and will debut exclusively on Showtime in the U.S. and Paramount+ in the U.K. and all international markets where the service is available.

Ewan McGregor (Star Wars franchise, Halston, Trainspotting) will star as Count Alexander Rostov who, in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, finds that his gilded past places him on the wrong side of history. The series is written by showrunner and executive producer Ben Vanstone (All Creatures Great and Small, The Last Kingdom). It is the first production to come through eOne’s first-look deal with Tom Harper’s company Popcorn Storm Pictures.