Directed by:
Tom HarperScreenplay:
Andrew DaviesCinematography:
George SteelComposer:
Martin PhippsCast:
Paul Dano, James Norton, Lily James, Adrian Edmondson, Aisling Loftus, Greta Scacchi, Jack Lowden, Tuppence Middleton, Aneurin Barnard, Jessie Buckley (more)Episodes(6)
Plots(1)
A thrilling tale of love, war, and family, War and Peace is widely considered the greatest novel ever written. Set against in the backdrop of Napoleon's invasion of Russia, War & Peace is the ultimate story of passion and romance, scandal and deceit, following the rise and fall of fortunes of five aristocratic families - The Bezukhovs, Bolkonskys, Rostovs, Kuragins, and Drubetskoys - all jockeying for top position in the waning days of imperial Russia. The dashing Andrei Bolkonsky (Norton) yearns for glory of war, but finds only heartbreak and disillusionment, which may be cured by the lovely young Natasha Rostov (James), who desperately needs to marry well to save her family from financial ruin. Meanwhile, Pierre Bezukhov (Dano) suddenly finds himself in possession of great wealth at the mercy of fortune hunters eager to take advantage of his naiveté. (A&E Television Networks)
(more)Cast
![Paul Dano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218567_3f239e.jpg)
Paul Dano
USA
Best series:
Pantheon (2022) (series)
The Sopranos (1999) (series)
War and Peace (2016) (series)
![James Norton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218525_838aa1.jpg)
James Norton
UK
Best series:
Black Mirror (2011) (series)
Happy Valley (2014) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
![Lily James](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/517/164517306_47dac2.jpg)
Lily James
UK
Best series:
Downton Abbey (2010) (series)
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Pam & Tommy (2022) (series)
![Adrian Edmondson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218505_1318a5.jpg)
Adrian Edmondson
UK
Best series:
Blackadder (1983) (series)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Genius (2017) (series)
![Aisling Loftus](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218508_8bdf17.jpg)
Aisling Loftus
UK
Best series:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Broken (2017) (series)
Mr. Selfridge (2013) (series)
![Greta Scacchi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218521_c0eea2.jpg)
Greta Scacchi
Italy
Best series:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Versailles (2015) (series)
![Jack Lowden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/847/164847742_98d990.png)
Jack Lowden
UK
Best series:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Slow Horses (2022) (series)
Wolf Hall (2015) (series)
![Tuppence Middleton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/730/162730437_2b83cc.jpg)
Tuppence Middleton
UK
Best series:
Black Mirror (2011) (series)
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Sense8 (2015) (series)
![Aneurin Barnard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218511_adfa93.jpg)
Aneurin Barnard
UK
Best series:
Peaky Blinders (2013) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
War and Peace (2016) (series)
![Jessie Buckley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/780/164780781_54f678.jpg)
Jessie Buckley
Ireland
![Olivia Ross](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/702/161702143_e53162.png)
Olivia Ross
France
Best series:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Killing Eve (2018) (series)
Knightfall (2017) (series)
![Tom Burke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/755/163755605_a0f0d5.jpg)
Tom Burke
UK
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
The Hour (2011) (series)
State of Play (2003) (series)
![Jim Broadbent](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/428/164428575_19c073.png)
Jim Broadbent
UK
Best series:
Game of Thrones (2011) (series)
Only Fools and Horses.... (1981) (series)
Blackadder (1983) (series)
![Callum Turner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/874/159874857_9e8088.jpg)
Callum Turner
UK
Best series:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
Masters of the Air (2024) (series)
![Rebecca Front](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218615_cd3925.jpg)
Rebecca Front
UK
Best series:
Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge (1994) (series)
I'm Alan Partridge (1997) (series)
Queers (2017) (series)
![Stephen Rea](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218630_87dbf6.jpg)
Stephen Rea
UK
Best series:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Utopia (2013) (series)
The English (2022) (series)
![Kenneth Cranham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/343/163343131_750edb.png)
Kenneth Cranham
UK
Best series:
Rome (2005) (series)
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (2008) (series)
Inside No. 9 (2014) (series)
![Gillian Anderson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/434/160434957_c83e0d.jpg)
Gillian Anderson
USA
Best series:
The Simpsons (1989) (series)
The Crown (2016) (series)
The Fall (2013) (series)
![Brian Cox](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269132_a9796e.jpg)
Brian Cox
UK
Best series:
The Simpsons (1989) (series)
Red Dwarf (1988) (series)
The Take (2009) (series)
Michael Epp
West Germany
Best series:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Jack Ryan (2018) (series)
Berlin Station (2016) (series)