The Regime (2024)

Directed by

Jessica Hobbs, Stephen Frears

Genre

political satire

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 151 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A dictator named Elena Vernham rules a fictional Central European country with an increasingly unstable grip. The series follows her interactions with her staff and the consequences of her erratic leadership.

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What happens

The Regime is a British-American political satire miniseries from HBO starring Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Guillaume Gallienne, Andrea Riseborough, Martha Plimpton, and Hugh Grant. Will Tracy is writer and executive producer on the series, with Stephen Frears and Jessica Hobbs directing episodes and executive-producing. Winslet, Frank Rich, and Tracey Seaward are also executive producers. Winslet plays Elena Vernham, a dictator ruling precariously over a fictional Central European country. The Regime premiered on March 3, 2024, with all six episodes debuting in the US on HBO and Max, and in the UK exclusively on Sky Atlantic and Now from April 8, 2024. Though the miniseries received mixed reviews, Kate Winslet's performance has been singled out for praise from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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