How Amadeus turns a rumour about Mozart and Salieri into unmissable TV

How Amadeus turns a wild rumour about Mozart and Salieri into unmissable Christmas TV - INTERVIEW : As Sky’s five-part drama hits our screens, stars Will Sharpe and Gabrielle Creevy plus writer Joe ...
The Guardian

Amadeus returns: can Sky’s miniseries attract a new generation to Mozart?

A reboot of Peter Shaffer’s play hopes to repeat the 1984 film’s magic and lure a fresh audience to classical music Forty years ago, Amadeus won eight Oscars, four Baftas and four Golden Globes – and ...
Radio Times

Paul Bettany and Will Sharpe on the biggest difference between Sky’s Amadeus and the classic 1984 film

While it is not a remake of the beloved and acclaimed 1984 film from director Miloš Forman, and is instead another adaptation of the play by Peter Shaffer, there will naturally be plenty of ...
The Conversation

Amadeus: Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany bring Mozart and Salieri to life in this smart and sexy TV remake

Dominic Broomfield-McHugh does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...
Radio Times

Amadeus on Sky boldly reimagines a story already perfected on screen - miraculously, it works

If any series has had an uphill battle to convince viewers of its worth, it's surely Sky's new drama Amadeus. Remakes are always put to greater scrutiny in this regard, and while Amadeus isn't ...
The Mirror

Amadeus cast in full from Bridgerton actor to The Crown and Game of Thrones stars

Amadeus makes its debut on Sky Atlantic and NOW today, featuring Will Sharpe in the lead role as the renowned composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The historical drama, a five-part limited series, charts ...
The Mirror

‘Intriguing’ new period drama fans will ‘devour in one day’ now streaming

A fresh period drama inspired by an Oscar-winning film has arrived on Sky, prompting both critics and audiences to weigh in with their initial reactions to the limited series. Amadeus, which ...
London Evening Standard

Amadeus review: This messy, sexy riot is a Christmas must-watch

The first time Paul Bettany’s stuffy court composer Salieri sees Mozart is when he’s having sex. Bored and hungry at a Vienna society party, Salieri nips into an ante room where trays of delicacies ...
Daily Mail

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Louder, cruder and raunchier than the Oscar-winning original, this vulgar new adaptation of Amadeus feels at times like a desecration of Mozart’s music

The formula for Amadeus, airing nightly till Christmas, is simple: take the multiple Oscar-winning 1984 movie of the same name as a template and turn every dial up to 11. This version is louder, ...
Sydney Morning Herald

What to stream this week: A saucy retelling of the classic Amadeus and five more picks

What to stream this week: (from top left) Haha, You Clowns; Younger; Born to Be Wild; The New Years; Amadeus; and Irish Blood. Credit: Michael Howard This week’s picks include a new take on the bitter ...
Foreign Affairs

Elizabeth Economy

ELIZABETH ECONOMY is Hargrove Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. From 2021 to 2023, she served as a senior adviser on China policy at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Before ...