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Ben will play Emperor Joseph II

Portrait of Emperor Joseph II, also known as the “Musical King”.

INFORMATION

IMDB.com page

HBO production @HBO

Director: Alan Ball
Writers: Alan Ball and Steve Hamilton Shaw
Genre: Drama – Music

Location: Budapest, Hungary

Cast:

Ben Daniels as Emperor Joseph II
Nico Mirallegro as Franz @NicoMirallegro
Freya Mavor as Marie @freyamavor__
Alex Lawther as Battista Gallo
Karl Davies as Sigmund @_karldavies
François Civil as Isidoro
Shannon Tarbet as Ina
Peter Macdissi as Antonio Salieri
Sam Redford as Ernst @samredford7
Conrad Khan as??      @khanconrad
Lindsay Farris as Heinrich
Iva Babic as Leonid
Akos Gulacsy-Kovacs as Alois Salieri

Pilot has been filmed according to IMDb.

Elton John and David Furnish between the executive producers.

Release date, yet to be finalised, expected towards the end of 2015, according to limelightmagazine.com.au

Plot: A group of aspiring musicians in 18th century Vienna come from all over Europe to attend a prestigious musical academy.

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NEWS ABOUT THE PRODUCTION

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