The Regime Review 2024 Tv Show Series Season Cast Crew Online

As Episode 1 of “The Regime” (2024 release from the UK; 6 episodes ranging from50 to 60 min.) opens, it is “Middle Europe” and Elena has been the chancellor of the unnamed country for 7 years now. In a parallel story, we get to know Herbert, who just has been picked by Elena to be her personal assistant to check the relative humidity around Elena (don’t ask…). Herbert was involved in putting down a protest of miners… At this point we are 10 min into Episode 1.

Couple of comments: this is the brainchild of Will Tray, and most episodes are directed by Oscar-nominated Stephen Frears (“The Queen”). The overall premise of this series is about an autocrat somewhere in Eastern Europe, let’s call it the female version of Hungary’s Viktor Orban. This is billed as a political satire. Does that mean it should be funny? Or dramatic? Or both? Based strictly on Episode 1 (the only one released so far), I can tell you that there wasn’t anything funny or dramatic. We simply watch and observe. The lead roles are performed by Kate Winslett (as Elena) and Belgian actor Matthias Schoenarts (as Herbert), and they both shine (no surprise there). After seeing episode 1 I have to grade this as a C- for being incomplete and I’m unsure how this will evolve. It might all fall apart, or it might still soar. Only time will tell.

Episode 1 of “The Regime” premiered last night on HBO and started streaming on Max, where I caught it. Future episodes will be released on Sundays. If you have any interest in a political satire or simple are a fan of Kate Winslet or Matthias Schoenaerts, I’d readily suggest you check this out, and draw your own conclusion.