Escape into The Count of Monte Cristo
If you’re looking to be swept away in an immersive prestige period drama, The Count of Monte Cristo—premiering March 22, 10/9c on MASTERPIECE on PBS—will entirely captivate you! Starring Sam Claflin, Jeremy Irons, and Blake Ritson, this new adaptation of the epic revenge story luxuriates across eight cinematic episodes. In the spirit of unjustly imprisoned hero Edmond Dantès (Sam Claflin) and jailmate Abbé Faria (Jeremy Irons), we’ve laid out an escape plan—in this case, to escape into the rip-roaring drama of The Count of Monte Cristo!
Escape with Sam Claflin
Whether you know him from The Hunger Games, Daisy Jones & The Six, or Me Before You, you will go all in with leading man Sam Claflin as Edmond Dantès (and as the Count himself). Claflin brings lightness and darkness, hope and despair to a complex emotional journey that is moving and psychological…and interlaced with athletic feats of derring-do!
Escape into Love
Imagine a love so powerful that it transcends fifteen years of imprisonment and a new identity—such is Edmond Dantès’ love for Mercedes, his beautiful Catalan fisherwoman fiancée who he’s taken from on the eve of their wedding day. But young love also burns hot in the Parisian society of The Count of Monte Cristo, where marriage is all about power and status, but the heart wants what it wants.
Sam Claflin as Edmond Dantes and Ana Girardot as Mercedes Escape into Revenge
Revenge, it turns out, is a dish best served across eight episodes, which gives the Count the proper time and breadth that his meticulous, delicious snares deserve. While we understand that forgiveness is right and revenge consumes the soul, it is an utterly irresistible watch, and we can’t help but root for sweet, sweet revenge to be visited upon the greedy, heartless villains.
Escape to a Treasure Hunt
Each episode of The Count of Monte Cristo has something delightful to recommend it, including an incredibly moving turn by Jeremy Irons as paragon of hope Abbé Faria in Episode 2. But the hunt for Dantès’ treasure is an exhilarating adventure guaranteed to raise the heart rate and spirits of every viewer!
Escape into The Count of Monte Cristo’s Locations
Opulent Napoleonic-era Parisian streets, squares, and interiors are the only some of the spectacular locations offering escape for viewers of The Count of Monte Cristo. Locations in Rome, Turin, and Malta range from cities to coasts, and from sumptuous to rugged, each one both cinematic and deeply rooted in story.
The Palais Garnier, seen in The Count of Monte Cristo on MASTERPIECE on PBS
