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A Tale of Two Cities

2026 1 seasons 4 episodes ★ 8.2 Returning Series

A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amidst the turmoil of the French Revolution.

Seasons & Episodes

Miniseries

4 episodes · 2026-09-06

E1

1. Recalled to Life

2026-09-06 · 60 min · ★ 7.5

London, 1782. Eighteen years after witnessing her father’s death, Lucie Manette receives news that he may still be alive. When her only lead, dashing Frenchman Charles Darnay, is arrested for treason, she turns to mercurial lawyer Sydney Carton for help.

E2

2. Malunion

2026-09-13 · 60 min · ★ 7.0

Lucie and Charles journey to Paris to search for her long-lost father.

E3

3. Mother's Ruin

2026-09-27 · 60 min · ★ —

As Lucie builds a new life for her father in London, Sydney and Charles face off for her affection.

E4

4. Resurrection Man

2026-10-04 · 60 min · ★ —

Charles is arrested in Paris; desperate to save him, Lucie turns to Sydney Carton.

Cast

François Civil

Charles Darnay

Mirren Mack

Lucie Manette

Kit Harington

Sydney Carton

Sharon Duncan-Brewster

Hester Lorry

Guillaume Gallienne

Alexandre Manette

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