War & Peace is a historical drama television serial first broadcast on BBC One on 3 January 2016, produced by BBC Cymru Wales, in association with The Weinstein Company, Lookout Point and BBC Worldwide. It is a six-part adaptation of the 1869 novel War and Peace by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, written by Andrew Davies and directed by Tom Harper. War & Peace aired on A&E, Lifetime and History Channel in the United States as four two-hour episodes, beginning on 18 January 2016. The serial stars Paul Dano, Lily James and James Norton in the leading roles.
Cast and characters[]
- Paul Dano - Pierre Bezukhov
- Tuppence Middleton - Hélène Kuragina
- Callum Turner - Anatole Kuragin
- Stephen Rea - Prince Vassily Kuragin
- James Norton - Andrei Bolkonsky
- Jessie Buckley - Marya Bolkonskaya
- Jim Broadbent - Prince Nikolai Bolkonsky
- Jack Lowden - Nikolai Rostov
- Lily James - Natasha Rostova
- Aisling Loftus - Sonya Rostova
- Adrian Edmondson - Count Ilya Rostov
- Greta Scacchi - Countess Natalya Rostova
- Kenneth Cranham - Uncle Mikhail
- Rebecca Front - Anna Mikhaylovna Drubetskaya
- Aneurin Barnard - Boris Drubetskoy
- Tom Burke - Fyodor Dolokhov
- Mathieu Kassovitz - Napoleon Bonaparte
- Brian Cox - General Mikhail Kutuzov
- Ken Scott - Osip Alexeevich Bazdeev
- Gillian Anderson - Anna Pavlovna Scherer
- Kate Phillips - Lise Bolkonskaya
- Olivia Ross - Mademoiselle Bourienne
- Thomas Arnold - Vaska Denisov
- Adrian Rawlins - Platon Karataev
- Fenella Woolgar - Catische Kuragina
- David Quiltar - Tikhon
- Ben Lloyd-Hughes - Tsar Alexander
- Otto Farrant - Petya Rostov
- Kit Connor - young Petya Rostov
- Chloe Pirrie - Julie Karagina
- Rory Keenan - Bilibin
- Terence Beesley - General Bennigsen
- Pip Torrens - Prince Bagration
- Guillaume Faure - Napoleon's Adjutant
- Ludger Pistor - General Mack
International broadcast[]
| Country | Network | Local title |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | BBC One, BBC One HD | War & Peace |
| United States | A&E, Lifetime, History | |
| Australia Belgium Luxembourg Netherlands |
BBC First | |
| Canada | A&E | |
| Iceland | RÚV | |
| India | Vuclip, Zee Café | |
| Philippines | Lifestyle Network | |
| Brazil | Rede Globo, TV Brasil | Guerra e Paz |
| Portugal | RTP1 | |
| China | LeEco | 戰爭與和平 |
| Taiwan | ELTA | |
| Denmark | TV 2 | Krig og fred |
| Norway | NRK1 | |
| Czech Republic | ČT1 | Vojna a mír |
| Estonia | ETV | Sõda ja rahu |
| Finland | Yle TV1 | Sota ja rauha |
| France | France 2 | Guerre et Paix |
| Germany | RTL Passion | Krieg und Frieden |
| Greece | OTE Cinema 4 HD | Πόλεμος και Ειρήνη |
| Israel | yes | מלחמה ושלום |
| Italy | LaEffe, Canale 5 | Guerra e pace |
| Japan | NHK General TV | 戦争と平和 |
| Latvia | LTV | Karš un miers |
| Lithuania | LNK | Karas ir taika |
| Poland | FilmBox Premium, Zoom TV | Wojna i pokój |
| Russia | Channel One | Война и мир |
| South Korea | KBS 2TV, KBS 1TV | 전쟁과 평화 |
| Sweden | SVT1 | Krig och fred |
| Ukraine | Ukrayina | Війна і мир |