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Although we still have quite a long wait for new episodes of the main Doctor Who series, there’s been plenty of new content to enjoy during the lockdown, including an ambitious multi-platform event. The Big Finish audio line is now set to achieve a landmark though by casting its first openly transgender companion for the Doctor, to be played by Rebecca Root as part of an adventure involving Paul McGann’s Eighth Doctor.

There’ve been some trans characters in Doctor Who before, of course, including within the novel adaptation of “Rose” as well as Eleanor Blake in another Big Finish audio installment. In addition, trans writers have contributed to Doctor Who comics and novels, and Adèle Anderson has contributed voice talents, while Bethany Black became the first openly trans actress on the show back in season 9. Root’s casting, though, is more significant for making a transgender character...

Network: Amazon.

Episodes: Eight (hour).

Seasons: One.

TV show dates: October 12, 2018 — October 12, 2018.

Series status: Cancelled.

Performers include: Isabelle Huppert, Marthe Keller, Aaron Eckhart, Diane Lane, Christina Hendricks, John Slattery, Amanda Peet, Jack Huston, Corey Stoll, Andrew Rannells, Mike Doyle, JJ Feild, Janet Montgomery, Paul Reiser, Noah Wyle, Kathryn Hahn, Kerry Bishé, Jay R. Ferguson, Ben Miles, Mary Kay Place, Griffin Dunne, Cara Buono, Ron Livingston, Jon Tenney, Clea DuVall, Radha Mitchell, Hugh Skinner, Juan Pablo Castañeda, Emily Rudd, Adèle Anderson, Annet Mahendru, Louise Bourgoin, Hera Hilmar, Inès Melab, Michael O’Neill, and David Sutcliffe.

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From Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner, The Romanoffs TV show is a drama anthology. The series follows eight separate stories centering on...

A review of The Romanoffs finale, “The One That Holds Everything,” coming up just as soon as I call you King Tut because you have a dead mummy…

Between its title, its position as the last of these eight episodes and the early moment where English screenwriter Jack walks past Greg and Sophie from “The Violet Hour” in the Paris train station, it’s easy to start “The One That Holds Everything” with the assumption that it will somehow tie together all of the season’s disparate threads. And there are,...

“You’d think that royal blood dilutes over time, but the poison survives,” says Radha Mitchell’s character in the new trailer for Matthew Weiner’s forthcoming Amazon Prime anthology, The Romanoffs. The new series — the first anthology for the streaming service — features eight separate stories about people who believe themselves to be descendants of the titular royal family.

We received a tease to the series last month, but the new trailer pulls the curtain back a little more, showing us the army of characters in the anthology who all claim they are a Romanoff. Some of them relish in the fact that they come from royal blood, while others find it problematic. “There are so many people out there with your background and I guess they’re proud, but they’re really f*cked up,” Kerry Bishe’s character tells Corey Stoll.

Set in seven countries around the globe,...

If we (and we do mean the royal we) weren’t excited for “The Romanoffs” before, we certainly are now, as Amazon has released a batch of first look photos and the Season 1 episode lineup for Matthew Weiner’s new anthology series.

The shot at the top of the page and the first one below are from Episode 102 (‘The Royal We”), which will star Corey Stoll, Kerry Bishé, Janet Montgomery and Noah Wyle. That story centers around a married couple in a rut, faced with their own temptations.

The following two shots are from the premiere episode, “The Violet Hour,” starring Aaron Eckhart, Marthe Keller, Inès Melab and Louise Bourgoin. Here’s Amazon’s description for that one: Set in Paris, an ancestral home holds the key to a family’s future.

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Meet the Romanoffs.

Amazon has released several first look images of the new anthology series from “Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner, along with a lineup for each of the eight episodes, each of which features different cast members.

“The Romanoffs” marks the first Amazon series to be rolled out on a weekly basis: The first two episodes, “The Violet Hour” and “The Royal We,” will debut on Friday, October 12, with subsequent episodes following each week.

“The Romanoffs,” which is created, written, directed and executive produced by Weiner, features eight separate stories about people in contemporary times who believe themselves to be descendants of the Russian royal family. The show’s first trailer, which was released earlier this month, features the sprawling cast discussing their connection to the Romanov family. Each story centers around a new cast in a new location, set in seven countries around the globe.

The episode lineup...

We already know Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner’s Amazon anthology The Romanoffs has a star-studded cast… and now we know which stars will be airing when.

The streamer has released the full episode lineup for the upcoming anthology series, along with four first-look photos that give us a better idea of what we can expect when The Romanoffs debuts on Friday, Oct. 12. (The first two episodes will debut that day, followed by a new episode each Friday through Nov. 23.) The eight-episode series, written and directed by Weiner, follows eight distinct stories of people who believe themselves to be descendants of the Russian royal family.

A couple of weeks ago, Amazon Prime Video dropped a trailer for its first anthology series The Romanoffs, from Emmy-winning Mad Men mastermind Matthew Weiner. Now the streaming service has released a handful of photos from the first two episodes along with a lineup and episode descriptions for the series’ run that begins in October.

Created, written, directed and executive produced by Weiner, The Romanoffs will feature eight separate stories about people who believe themselves to be descendants of the titular Russian royal family. Set in seven countries worldwide, The Romanoffs was shot on location in three continents collaborating with local productions and creative talent across Europe, the Americas and Asia. Each story takes place in a new location with a new cast.

The four photos (one above and three below) come from the episodes “The Violet Hour” with Aaron Eckhart and Marthe Keller, as well as “The Royal We...

Amazon has released new plot details and first look images from “The Romanoffs,” an original anthology series from nine-time Emmy-winning “Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner. Featuring eight separate stories about people who believe themselves to be descendants of the infamous Russian royal family, “The Romanoffs” is Weiner’s first return to television since “Mad Men” concluded in 2015. Created, written, directed and executive produced by Weiner, “The Romanoffs” is set in seven different countries and filmed on location in three separate continents.

Each episode features a different cast, and the roster reads like a who’s who of the last decade of prestige television. To name only a handful, the illustrious cast includes Isabelle Huppert, Diane Lane, John Slattery, Amanda Peet, Aaron Eckhart, Corey Stoll, Mary Kay Place, Ron Livingston, Andrew Rannells, Kathryn Hahn, Radha Mitchell, and Clea Duvall. The new breakdown details who will appear with whom as well as...

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...

Wait, you’re a Romanoff, too?!

The first footage from Matthew Weiner’s new Amazon series has been released and, yeah, the familial connections here are a little confusing. Basically, everyone is positive they are related to the Russian royals in some way, and, uh, is it possible they all are?

From the creator of “Mad Men,” “The Romanoffs” is a contemporary anthology series set around the globe featuring eight separate stories about people who believe themselves to be descendants of the Russian royal family. Starring Aaron Eckhart, Diane Lane, Isabelle Huppert, Christina Hendricks, John Slattery, Amanda Peet, Jack Huston, Kathryn Hahn, Noah Wyle, Paul Reiser, Andrew Rannells and more.

Also Read: Matthew Weiner's 'The Romanoffs' Gets Amazon Debut Date; Teaser Reveals 20 Guest Stars (Video)

The streamer announced “The Romanoffs” would debut this fall during the Television Critics Association press tour last month. The news came as a bit of a shock,...

Brush up on your Russian for the right reasons: A metric ton of your favorite prestige actors are taking over Amazon to depict Matthew Weiner’s new anthology series, “The Romanoffs. As seen in the new teaser trailer, they’re all consumed by the question of family — one specific family in particular.

Appropriately scored to a Tchaikovsky track from “The Nutcracker,” this teaser promises “three continents, seven countries, eight stories, one family?” What it also sells, like the first teaser which debuted during the Television Critics Association press tour, is its stacked cast.

Spread out across eight episodes, the official cast list currently includes Isabelle Huppert, Marthe Keller, Aaron Eckhart, Diane Lane, Christina Hendricks, John Slattery, Amanda Peet, Jack Huston, Corey Stoll, Andrew Rannells, Mike Doyle, Jj Feild, Janet Montgomery, Paul Reiser, Noah Wyle, Kathryn Hahn, Kerry Bishé, Jay R. Ferguson, Ben Miles, Mary Kay Place, Griffin Dunne, Cara Buono,...

According to the new teaser trailer for Amazon Prime Video’s forthcoming anthology series The Romanoffs, it is possible for anyone and everyone to be a descendant of the famed Russian royal family.

Amazon’s first anthology series comes from the Emmy Award-winning Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner and features eight separate stories about people who believe themselves to be descendants of the titular royal family. Set in seven countries around the globe, The Romanoffs was shot on location in Europe, the Americas, and the Far East. Each story brings us to a new location and introduces us to a new cast of players claiming they are a Romanoff.

Weiner, who created, written, directed and executive produced the series, reunites with some familiar faces from Mad Men‘s Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce including Christina Hendricks, John Slattery, Jay R. Ferguson, and Cara Buono.

The first episode titled “The Violet Hour’ stars Marthe Keller,...

Matthew Weiner’s “The Romanoffs” is finally coming to Amazon Prime, the streamer announced Saturday during the Television Critics Association press tour. The news was a bit of a surprise, as Amazon hasn’t said a word about the long-gestating project for months, following accusations of sexual misconduct posed against the “Mad Men” creator last fall by a writer who worked on the AMC series.

Amazon revealed the highly-anticipated original anthology series will debut on Friday, October 12. And, because you’ve been waiting so long to find out when it’s coming, Amazon also decided to tell you who is coming when it lands, with a teaser announcing a line-up of huge guest stars.

According to the show’s official logline, “The Romanoffs” is a contemporary anthology series, set around the globe, featuring eight separate stories about people who believe themselves to be descendants of the Russian royal family. The...

"Ragtime" and "The Scottsboro Boys" came up big as the nominees for the 55th annual Drama Desk Awards were announced today. The short-lived Broadway revival of the Terrence McNally musical and the new Off-Broadway tuner each received nine nominations, more than any other production.The nominees were announced by actors Brian Stokes Mitchell and Cady Huffman at the Friars Club in New York. It was also announced that Drama Desk members have voted this year to present special ensemble awards to the casts of "Circle Mirror Transformation" and "The Temperamentals." The awards will be presented May 23 in a ceremony hosted by Patti LuPone at the Laguardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center.The complete list of nominees is below.Outstanding play:Alan Ayckbourn, "My Wonderful Day"Annie Baker, "Circle Mirror Transformation"Lucinda Coxon, "Happy Now?"John Logan, "Red"Geoffrey Nauffts, "Next Fall"Bruce Norris, "Clybourne Park"Outstanding musical:"American Idiot""Everyday...