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Anna Karenina - Season 1

Series: Anna Karenina

4.2

(136)

Episodes

Rating

Year

2000

Language

English

Publisher

Acorn TV

About

Helen McCrory (Penny Dreadful, Peaky Blinders) stars in this adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's timeless tale of love and betrayal in 19th century Russia. After a train journey to Moscow, married aristocrat Anna Karenina (McCrory) encounters dashing soldier Count Vronsky (Kevin McKidd, Grey's Anatomy, Trainspotting), and the two begin a passionate affair. With gossip rife among society's elite, Anna's husband (Stephen Dillane, Game of Thrones) discovers their indiscretions, setting off a fateful chain of events. Adapted by award-winning writer Allan Cubitt (The Fall), this period drama offers a fresh perspective on the classic story with modern style and arresting visuals. The excellent ensemble cast also features Douglas Henshall (Shetland) as landowner Levin, unhappy suitor to the beautiful Princess Kitty (Paloma Baeza, Far from the Madding Crowd), and Mark Strong (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Imitation Game) as Anna's womanizing brother, with Amanda Root (Persuasion) as his long-suffering wife.

Related Subjects

Drama

Episodes

1. Episode 1

1h 12m

Socialite Anna Karenina departs from her husband and son in St. Petersburg and journeys to Moscow to help sort out her brother's troubled marriage. There, she meets the dashing Count Vronsky, and the two form a deep connection.

2. Episode 2

55m

Despite the gossip, Anna and Vronsky continue their passionate affair, and Anna reveals to him that she is pregnant with their child. Still not over his failed proposal to Kitty, landowner Levin decides to work in the fields alongside his tenants.

3. Episode 3

55m

After recovering from her difficult childbirth, Anna and Vronsky flee to Italy to live as if they were a married couple. Levin and Kitty announce their engagement, but their relationship is off to a rocky start.