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A Tale of Two Cities (2026 TV series)

A Tale of Two Cities is an upcoming 2026 British historical drama television miniseries directed by Hong Khaou and Richard Clark, created and written by Daniel West, adapted from the 1859 novel of the same name by Charles Dickens. It stars Kit Harington and François Civil as look-alikes Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay, respectively, and Mirren Mack as Lucie Manette. The supporting cast includes Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Yannick Renier, Fehinti Balogun, Barry Aird, Roxane Duran, Theo Costa-Marini and Guillaume Gallienne. It will be broadcast by BBC One and MGM+.

Cast
Kit Harington as Sydney CartonFrançois Civil as Charles DarnayMirren Mack as Lucie ManetteSharon Duncan-BrewsterYannick Renier • Fehinti Balogun • Barry Aird • Roxane Duran • Theo Costa-Marini • Guillaume Gallienne == Production ==
Production
Development On 31 July 2025, it was reported that Kit Harington and François Civil will star on BBC One's adaptation of the novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, produced by Federation Stories in association with Thriker Films. On 17 September 2025, it was announced that Daniel West created and wrote the four-part miniseries, and that Hong Khaou and Richard Clark will direct it. The series is produced by Simon Meyers. Executive producers are Harington and West for Thriker Films, Polly Williams (also managing director) and Sarah Best for Federation Stories, Léo Becker for Federation Studio France, and Michael Wright for MGM+. On 17 November 2025, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Yannick Renier, Fehinti Balogun, Barry Aird, Roxane Duran, Theo Costa-Marini and Guillaume Gallienne joined the cast. Filming Filming was originally expected to begin in Budapest, Hungary in September 2025, but it was later postponed to 8 October 2025. ==Release==
Release
The miniseries will be broadcast by BBC One in the UK and by MGM+ in the US in 2026. It will be distributed by Federation International. == References ==
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