The trailer for the upcoming PBS Masterpiece series, The Count of Monte Cristo, has just debuted!
Sam Claflin is taking on the leading role in the series, which will debut on March 22 on the fan fave network.
Here’s the season’s synopsis: On the eve of his wedding, Edmond Dantès’ future is suddenly snatched away when he is wrongly accused of treason. As the years pass, Edmond endures his sentence on the island prison of the Castle d’If with no hope of returning to his beloved fiancée, Mercedes. But his fortunes change when he encounters a fellow inmate, the Abbé Faria, who imparts his vast knowledge to the young man, including the whereabouts of a hidden treasure. Armed with this knowledge and the desire for revenge, Edmond escapes and reinvents himself as the wealthy and mysterious Count of Monte Cristo. Jeremy Irons and Ana Girardot also star.
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If you have access to the PBS app, you can stream the series early, beginning on March 1.
Browse through the gallery to see photos from the season, and watch the trailer, embedded above.