Calling all period drama fans! There’s a new movie in the works starring two very exciting actors – and it’s set to be a must-watch when it hits screens.

A Night at Claridge’s (working title) stars Laura Carmichael (Downton Abbey) and Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This) and comes from filmmaker Whit Stillman (Metropolitan, Love & Friendship).

Laura Carmichael wearing a black blazer and bustier topLaura will play the lead role

The film marks Whit’s first feature since his 2016 release Love & Friendship, another period drama based on Jane Austen’s epistolary novel Lady Susan, and is based on Patrick Hamilton’s 1943-set novel, The Slaves of Solitude.

Laura Carmichael established herself as a beloved member of the Downton Abbey franchise as Lady Edith Crawley, so viewers can be sure they’re in safe hands as she steps into the leading role of Miss Roach in this upcoming story. Meanwhile, Adam Brody won hearts as the charming Noah in Nobody Wants This, so it’ll be exciting to see him take on a more historical role.

What is A Night at Claridge’s about?

The twisty drama is set in autumn 1943, when southern England is flooded with American soldiers ahead of D-Day. Miss Roach, a Londoner who is bombed out of her flat, moves to a boarding house outside the city, where she strikes up a new friendship with Vicki, a “vivacious” German woman, while also being bullied by the “preposterous” Mr Thwaites.

Adam Brody also stars© WireImage
Adam Brody also stars

The synopsis reads: “The arrival of a happy-go-lucky American officer, Lt. Dayton Pike, offers escape, but her new friend Vicki likes him too. An intense psychological battle begins, leading to a violent incident and a death. Guilt and a fiancé she can’t trust push Miss Roach to the limit. But a mysterious man, an eccentric boss and an otherworldly elegant hotel lead to a resolution.”

Who stars in A Night at Claridge’s?

Joining Laura and Adam are Tom Bennett (Love & Friendship) and Susan Hampshire (The Forsyte Saga), but their roles are being kept under wraps at the moment.

Susan Hampshire in Monarch of the Glen© BBC
Susan Hampshire has been named as part of the cast

A release date for A Night at Claridge’s is yet to be released.

4 period dramas to binge-watch now

If you can’t wait for A Night at Claridge’s, why not try one of these period dramas in the meantime…

The Forsytes – Channel 5

Based on John Galsworthy’s 1920s novels The Forsyte Saga, this six-parter follows the lives and loves of four generations of stockbrokers that make up the Forsytes, an upper-class family in late Victorian England.

The cast of new period drama The Forsytes© Mammoth Screen/ITV/MASTERPIECE
The Forsytes cast

The Other Bennet Sister – BBC

For Jane Austen fans, this ten-part series is based on Janice Hadlow’s 2020 novel of the same name and reimagines Pride and Prejudice through the eyes of the middle Bennet sister, Mary.

Five women in bonnets walk down a path© BBC/Bad Wolf
The Bennet Sisters

The Buccaneers – Apple TV+

Based on Edith Wharton’s unfinished novel, the series follows five young American women who move from New York to London’s tight-lipped high society in search of love.

Five women stand looking shocked© Apple TV+
Kristine Froseth and Alisha Boe star in The Buccaneers

The House of the Spirits – Prime Video

The first Spanish-language adaptation of Isabel Allende’s iconic novel, this drama follows three generations of women – Clara, Blanca and Alba – over 50 years in a conservative South American country.

The cast of The House of Spirits© Amazon MGM Studios
Alfonso Herrera stars as Esteban Trueba and Nicole Wallace as a young Clara in The House of the Spirits