Stephen Frears

HBO has tapped Kate Winslet to star in and executive produce a new limited series called The Palace.  According to a press release, The Palace “tells the story of one year within the walls of the palace of an authoritarian regime as it begins to unravel.” Stephen Frears will direct the project while Will Tracy will write and showrun, and both will executive produce alongside Winslet. A release date for the series has yet to be announced. The Palace marks the first collaboration between Winslet and Frears, who’s directed such films as Dangerous Liaisons and High Fidelity. More recently, he helmed the British series State of the Union — another project written by High Fidelity author Nick Hornby. As for Tracy, the writer (best known these days for his work ...