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A mother & son scheme their way to power in this story of one of history’s juiciest gay scandals
Mary & George will prove, this is one dynamic duo not to messed with.A belated Mother’s Day gift to the world, British broadcaster Sky and AMC Networks have teamed up to share a first look at the historical miniseries based on the real gay scandal that shocked an empire.In Mary & George, Oscar-winning icon Julianne Moore stars as Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham, a woman of humble beginnings who did whatever she could to climb the ranks the monarchy—she’s said to have used marriage as a political pawn, and was quite fond of bribery and collusion, too. Okay, girlboss!But Mary’s secret weapon was her dear son George, played here by future star of Red, White, & Royal Blue Nicholas Galitzine.