Miniseries · HBO
The Regime
A humble servant of the people.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Kate Winslet
Chancellor Elena Vernham
6 eps
Matthias Schoenaerts
Corporal Herbert Zubak
6 eps
Guillaume Gallienne
Nicholas
6 eps
Andrea Riseborough
Agnes
6 eps
Danny Webb
Laskin
6 eps
Henry Goodman
Singer
6 eps
David Bamber
Schiff
6 eps
Rory Keenan
Peter
6 eps
Stanley Townsend
Emil Bartos
6 eps
Alasdair Hankinson
Malcolm
1 eps
Kenneth Collard
Dr Kershaw
1 eps
Donald Sage Mackay
Richard Kaiser
1 eps
Louie Mynett
Oskar
1 eps
Michael Joel Bartelle
Vogue Reporter
1 eps
Dean Nolan
Frederick, Construction Worker
1 eps
Daniel Klein
Guard
1 eps
Patrick Fusco
Broadcast Director
1 eps
Chi Lewis-Parry
American Man
1 eps
Hugh Grant
Edward Keplinger
1 eps
Pippa Haywood
Susan Goin
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Regime actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Regime reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
The story of one year within the walls of the palace of a modern European regime as it begins to unravel.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E06
Don't Yet Rejoice
With the palace walls now breached, Elena must leverage her skills in diplomacy – and duplicity – in order to remain chancellor.
- Directed by Jessica Hobbs
S01E04
Midnight Feast
Elena attempts to do damage control by reconnecting with her people. Meanwhile, Agnes' loyalty is tested by an anonymous offer.
- Directed by Stephen Frears
S01E02
The Foundling
Concerned about Zubak's growing influence over Elena, Nicholas conspires with her top ministers in hopes of unearthing damning intel.
- Directed by Stephen Frears
S01E05
All Ye Faithful
Amid escalating violence, Elena remains determined to stay in the palace, while her advisors plot a scenario to oust her from power.
- Directed by Jessica Hobbs
- Written by Gary Shteyngart
S01E01
Victory Day
As Elena prepares for Victory Day, a weary Zubak arrives at the Palace – where he learns about the chancellor's strict health precautions.
- Directed by Stephen Frears
- Written by Will Tracy
S01E03
The Heroes' Banquet
After fielding warnings about her new land reforms, Elena orders a controversial military operation ... and sends Zubak to the front.
- Directed by Jessica Hobbs
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E05
All Ye Faithful
- Directed by Jessica Hobbs
- Written by Gary Shteyngart
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Created by
- Will TracyCreator
Executive production
- Will TracyExecutive Producer
- Stephen FrearsExecutive Producer
- Frank RichExecutive Producer
- Jessica HobbsExecutive Producer
- Kate WinsletExecutive Producer
Writing
- Will TracyWriter
- Gary ShteyngartWriter
Direction
- Stephen FrearsDirector
- Jessica HobbsDirector
Cinematography
- Alwin H. KüchlerDirector of Photography
Music
- Alexandre DesplatOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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