Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany star in Sky’s spectacular reimagining of Amadeus – first-look teaser revealed

Sky has released the teaser trailer for upcoming Sky Original limited series Amadeus, starring Will Sharpe (Giri/Haji, The White Lotus) as musical prodigy Wolfgang ‘Amadeus’ Mozart, Paul Bettany (WandaVision, A Very British Scandal) as envious court composer Antonio Salieri, and Gabrielle Creevy (In My Skin, Black Doves) as Constanze Weber, Mozart’s fiercely loyal wife.

Based on Peter Shaffer’s award-winning stage play, and boldly adapted by Joe Barton (Black Doves, Giri/Haji, The Lazarus Project), this spectacular five-part reimagination explores the meteoric rise and mythic downfall of one of history’s most iconic composers — and rockstar virtuoso of the 18th century, Wolfgang ‘Amadeus’ Mozart.

When twenty-five-year-old Amadeus arrives in bustling 18th Century Vienna, no longer a child prodigy and craving creative freedom, his world collides with two pivotal figures: his fiercely loyal future wife, Constanze Weber, and devoutly religious court composer, Antonio Salieri. As Amadeus’ brilliance continues to flourish in spite of his personal demons, a questionable reputation and scepticism from the conservative court, Salieri becomes increasingly tormented by this apparent divine gift. Amadeus is a threat to all that he holds dear in life: his talent, his reputation, even his faith in God, Salieri vows to bring him down. What begins as professional rivalry turns into a deeply personal obsession spanning 30 years, culminating in a murder confession and a desperate attempt to entwine himself with Mozart’s legacy forever.

Amadeus will launch on Sky and streaming service NOW this December.

Cast

Joining Will Sharpe, Paul Bettany and Gabrielle Creevy in a stellar cast lineup is Rory Kinnear (The Diplomat, Skyfall) as Emperor Joseph, Lucy Cohu (Becoming Jane) as Cecilia Weber, Jonathan Aris (The Sixth Commandment) as Leopold Mozart, Ényì Okoronkwo (Renegade Nell, The Lazarus Project) as Da Ponte, Jessica Alexander (The Little Mermaid) as Katerina, Hugh Sachs (Bridgerton) as Von Strack, Paul Bazely (Such Brave Girls) as Von Swieten, Rupert Vansittart (Game of Thrones) as Rosenberg, Anastasia Martin (In From The Cold) as Aloysia Weber, Nancy Farino (Masters of the Air) as Josepha Weber, Olivia-Mai Barrett (Invasion) as Sophie Weber and Viola Prettejohn (The Crown) as Princess Elizabeth and Jyuddah Jaymes (The Boys in The Boat, Hijack) as Franz Süssmayr.

Series Credits

Amadeus is produced by Two Cities Television (part of STV Studios) in association with Sky Studios. Megan Spanjian is Executive Producer for Sky Studios. Michael Jackson (Patrick Melrose) and Stephen Wright (Blue Lights) are Executive Producers for Two Cities Television. The series Executive Producer is John Griffin. Julian Farino (Giri/Haji) and Alice Seabright (Chloe, Sex Education) will serve as directors. Barton, Sharpe, Bettany and Farino also serve as Executive Producers. Seabright also serves as Co-Executive Producer. NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution handle international sales of the series on behalf of Sky Studios.

About Sky

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Sky Studios is the home of Sky Original Drama and Comedy.

We develop, commission and produce unmissable programming for Sky’s customers across Europe. 

Our teams partner with the best indies and talent globally, to drive creative excellence and tell original stories that are loved by audiences the world over.

Our Sky Originals include Emmy-nominated hit, Gangs of London, BAFTA-winning comedy, Brassic, Mary & George, starring Julianne Moore, The Day of the Jackal, with Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch, M. Son of the Century, directed by Joe Wright and Small Town, Big Story, created by Chris O’Dowd. 

Alongside Sky Original Comedy and Drama, Sky Studios is home to an in-house Factual development and production team, and some of the world’s most exciting production companies including Blast! Films, True North and Love Productions.  

We also operate Sky Studios Elstree, the UK’s newest film and TV studio with 13 sound stages, representing a significant investment in the UK and European creative economy.

Two Cities Television was founded with the ambition to produce both returning, event and prestige dramas that are powerful, complex, and have intriguing stories at their heart.  With offices in London, Belfast, and New York, Two Cities prides itself on developing a diverse slate of projects with international, UK, and Ireland based broadcasters, streamers, and distributors. Two Cities is creatively led by Joint CEO, Michael Jackson and Joint CEO and Creative Director, Stephen Wright.  Productions include BAFTA winning series, Patrick Melrose for Sky and Blue Lights for BBC One. The company is proud to be part of the STV Studios group of production labels. 

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STV Studios is one of the UK’s leading producers of scripted and unscripted content. Led by Studios CEO David Mortimer, the group of 20+ production labels has an impressive track record of success across drama, entertainment and factual, working with the world’s biggest broadcasters and streamers including Apple TV+, Netflix, BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, ITV, Sky and Warner Bros. Discovery.

STV Studios’ have produced hundreds of hours of critically-acclaimed television, including Apple TV+ thriller Criminal Record (STV Studios drama and TOD Productions); BAFTA and International Emmy award-winning TV film Elizabeth Is Missing (BBC One); quiz format Bridge of Lies for the BBC and The Yorkshire Auction House franchise for Warner Bros. Discovery. Other recent successes include Two Cities TV’s gripping police drama Blue Lights for BBC One; BAFTA-winning Channel 4 comedy chat show Late Night Lycett (Rumpus Media); hit international format LEGO Masters (Tuesday’s Child) and reality competition series The Fortune Hotel for ITV (Tuesday’s Child). A number of exciting new productions are coming soon, including three-part Netflix series The Witness (STV Studios Drama) and Mozart biopic Amadeus for Sky (Two Cities TV).

STV Studios was named Production Group of the Year at the prestigious Edinburgh TV Awards in 2023. 

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