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9 Projects That Take Place in Hotels to Watch After A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles’ internationally best-selling novel, A Gentleman in Moscow, has been adapted for television in a new Showtime miniseries of the same title. In the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, it follows Count Alexander Rostov, played by Ewan McGregor (Star Wars franchise, Halston), who is stripped of his title and material wealth, and banished by a Soviet tribunal to room in a grand Moscow hotel. He is threatened with death if he leaves the hotel premises. As the years pass, Rostov’s builds a new life at the hotel and discovers the true meaning of friendship, family and love.
The series premiered March 29th on Paramount+ with Showtime and the ensemble cast also includes Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Fargo, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World), Leah Harvey (Foundation, Fighting with My Family), Johnny Harris (Great Expectations, This Is England ’86), Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (Lamb, Fortitude), Daniel Cerqueria (Judy, The Woman in Black), Paul Ready (Motherland, The Terror), John Heffernan (Dickensian, Becoming Elizabeth), Beau Gadsdon (The Crown, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Fehinti Balogun (The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself), Lyès Salem (The Man from Oran), Anastasia Hille (Snow White and the Huntsman), Dee Ahluwalia (Consent), and Jason Forbes (Tracey Ullman’s Show).
A historical drama, the series has been applauded for its beautiful set and costume design which all takes place within the confines of a luxurious hotel. If you’re looking for more TV and film content that take place in hotels, we’ve got you covered. Here are 9 series or movies to check out next.
American Horror Story: Hotel (2015)
Cast: Kathy Bates, Wes Bentley, Matt Bomer, Lady Gaga, Chloë Sevigny, Evan Peters, Denis O’Hare, Cheyenne Jackson, Angela Bassett, Monica Hewes, Richard T. Jones, Sarah Paulson, Lennon Henry, Shree Crooks, Finn Wittrock, Mare Winningham, Alexandra Daddario
Synopsis: “The fifth season of the anthology television series American Horror Story, subtitled Hotel, is centered around the mysterious Hotel Cortez in Los Angeles, the scene of disturbing and paranormal events, overseen by its enigmatic staff.”
Where to watch: Hulu, Prime Video
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Chris Hemsworth, Jon Hamm, Dakota Johnson, Lewis Pullman, Cynthia Erivo, Cailee Spaeny, Nick Offerman
Synopsis: “Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe’s El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one fateful night, everyone will have a last shot at redemption… before everything goes to hell.”
Where to watch: Apple TV, Prime Video, Vudu
The Continental: From the World of John Wick (2023 miniseries)
Cast: Colin Woodell, Mel Gibson, Mishel Prada, Ben Robson, Jeremy Bobb, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Jessica Allain, Nhung Kate, Peter Greene, Katie McGrath, Mark Musashi, Adam Shapiro
Synopsis: “The three-part event will explore the origin behind the iconic hotel-for-assassins centerpiece of the John Wick universe through the eyes and actions of a young Winston Scott, as he’s dragged into the Hell-scape of 1970’s New York City to face a past he thought he’d left behind. Winston charts a deadly course through the hotel’s mysterious underworld in a harrowing attempt to seize the hotel where he will eventually take his future throne.”
Where to watch: Peacock
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Tony Revolori, Adrien Brody, F. Murray Abraham, Willem Dafoe, Saoirse Ronan, Edward Norton, Tilda Swinton, Mathieu Amalric, Jeff Goldblum, Harvey Keitel, Tom Wilkinson, Jude Law, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, Léa Seydoux
Synopsis: “Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend.”
Where to watch: Hulu
Lost in Translation (2003)
Cast: Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi, Anna Faris, Fumihiro Hayashi
Synopsis: “A faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo.”
Where to watch: Max
Midnight at the Pera Palace (2022 – )
Cast: Hazal Kaya, Tansu Biçer, Selahattin Paşalı, Engin Hepileri, Hakan Dinçkol, Yasemin Szawlowski, James Chalmers, Nergis Öztürk, Ergün Metin, Clare Louise Frost
Synopsis: “At a historic Istanbul hotel, a journalist is thrust into the past and must stop a plot that could change the fate of modern Turkey.”
Where to watch: Netflix
The Night Manager (2016 miniseries)
Cast: Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, Elizabeth Debicki, Tom Hollander, Alistair Petrie, Natasha Little, Tobias Menzies, Douglas Hodge, David Harewood, Antonio de la Torre
Synopsis: “The night manager of a Cairo hotel is recruited to infiltrate an arms dealer’s inner circle.”
Where to watch: AMC+, Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Spectrum
Somewhere (2010)
Cast: Stephen Dorff, Elle Fanning, Chris Pontius, Michelle Monaghan
Synopsis: “After withdrawing to the Chateau Marmont, a passionless Hollywood actor reexamines his life when his eleven-year-old daughter surprises him with a visit.”
Where to watch: Apple TV, Prime Video, Vudu
The White Lotus – Anthology Series (2021 – )
Season 1 cast: Murray Bartlett, Connie Britton, Jennifer Coolidge, Alexandra Daddario, Steve Zahn, Fred Hechinger, Jake Lacy, Sydney Sweeney, Molly Shannon, Brittany O’Grady, Natasha Rothwell
Synopsis: “The White Lotus follows the vacations of various hotel guests over the span of a week as they relax and rejuvenate in paradise. But with each passing day, a darker complexity emerges in these picture-perfect travelers, the hotel’s cheerful employees, and the idyllic locale itself.”
Where to watch: HBO, Max, Spectrum
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