The story of George Villiers and his mother Mary’s impact on the Jacobean era of English history is one, per Mary & George EP Liza Marshall, that was “whitewashed out of history,” given King James VI and I’s love for men. Such fodder in Benjamin Woolley’s book lent itself brilliantly to a series for Starz, given the fact that it was part of history that had been swept under the carpet. Or as EP and writer D.
C. Moore says, “You’re often looking for something that’s true that you have space to build around.” Hence the rise of George, played by Nicholas Galitzine, as so influenced by his Lady MacBeth-like mother, portrayed by Julianne Moore: commoners who used their beauty, and the latter’s cunning, to forge their way into the court of James, resulting in a love affair so strong, it would define the final days of James VI and I’s crown (played by Tony Curran).
The king’s double title stems from his reign over Scotland and over England and Ireland. Related Stories Cancellations and Renewals 'Power Book IV: Force' To End After 3 Seasons News Warner Bros Acquires Pedro Almodóvar's 'The Room Next Door' In Spain, UK, Germany & Other Key Overseas Markets “It was a brilliant story. I knew nothing,” Marshall tells us during the Mary & George Deadline Virtual House.
“The fact that his court centered around his love and lust for men just seemed like a brilliant, fresh story that would excite people, with Mary and George at the heart of it.” She adds that .
