Fans of creator Matthew Weiner have just gotten the first look of his Mad Men follow-up series.
The Romanoffs has been in the works since Mad Men ended and it has landed a budget of $50 million for a total of eight episodes.
The highly anticipated anthology is set around the globe and was shot on location in three continents and seven countries. It was written, directed and executive produced by Weiner.
The Romanoffs features “eight separate stories about people who believe themselves to be descendants of the Russian royal family,” that is the royals who ruled Russia from 1613 until 1917. Amazon Studios announced that it is set to debut on October 12 on Amazon Prime Video.
The studios also dropped a cryptic trailer that doesn’t actually reveal any footage from the series but does reveals names of stars who will make an appearance including Mad Men alums Christina Hendricks and John Slattery, as well as Aaron Eckhart, Diane Lane, Paul Reiser, Isabelle Huppert, Corey Stoll, Andrew Rannells, Jack Huston and Amanda Peet. Guest stars include Noah Wyle (Falling Skies), Kathryn Hahn (Transparent), Ben Miles (Collateral), Griffin Dunne (Imposters), Ron Livingston (The Conjuring), among others.
Check out the teaser trailer below:
