BRIGERTON has returned to Netflix and there is more rampant sex in this series than ever. But the leading actor of another period drama has revealed his show has even MORE steamy X-rated scenes in it. Nicholas Galitzine stars in Mary & George , which recently premiered on Sky Atlantic .
The series is based on a true story and set in the 1600s, with Julianne Moore playing Mary Villiers, the Countess of Buckingham, and Nicholas as her son, George. In the show, Mary urges her son to seduce King James I of England to gain power - and the drama features numerous hot and heavy orgies. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly , Nicholas says things were so full-on that he had to film multiple sizzling scenes a day.
“There was one day where we did about four sex scenes in one day," he said. "I was going from room to room meeting strangers and saying, ‘Hi, I am Nick, nice to meet you. OK, this is the position we’re going to be in'.
" Nicholas even revealed the cast had an "intimacy coordinator" to help them with the kinky scenes. He added: "We had such a wonderful intimacy coordinator, and for the day players who came in for these singular scenes, I hope I made them feel comfortable. But I'm so proud of all that work that we did together.
" Based on the non-fiction book The King’s Assassin, Mary & George sees Mary thrust her young son George, known to be beautiful and charismatic, into the spotlight. She tasks him with pursuing and seducing the King to climb the social ladder, as their .
