Mad Men‘s Christina Hendricks stars in Apple TV+’s new series The Buccaneers. The streaming service just announced a November 8, 2023 premiere date for the period drama and released the first official photos.
The first three episodes debut on November 8th, followed by new episodes on Wednesdays leading up to the season one finale on December 13th.
The Buccaneers is inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton’s unfinished final novel. In addition to Christina Hendricks as Mrs. St. George, the eight-episode drama stars Kristine Frøseth as Nan St. George, Alisha Boe as Conchita Closson, Josie Totah as Mabel Elmsworth, Aubri Ibrag as Lizzy Elmsworth, Imogen Waterhouse as Jinny St. George, and Mia Threapleton as Honoria Marable.
Josh Dylan plays Lord Richard Marable, Guy Remmers is Theo, Duke of Tintagel, Matthew Broome is Guy Thwarte, and Barney Fishwick plays Lord James Seadown.
Katherine Jakeways created the series and heads up an all-female creative team that includes director Susanna White. Jakeways serves as writer and executive produces along with White and Beth Willis.
Apple TV+ released this synopsis of the drama:
“Girls with money, men with power. New money, old secrets. A group of fun-loving young American girls explode into the tightly corseted London season of the 1870s, kicking off an Anglo-American culture clash as the land of the stiff upper lip is infiltrated by a refreshing disregard for centuries of tradition.
Sent to secure husbands and titles, the buccaneers’ hearts are set on much more than that, and saying ‘I do’ is just the beginning…”
