After 30 years, Gere is back on small screen

Hollywood actor Richard Gere is making a return to TV after nearly 30 years with the MotherFatherSon drama show. He will play a US media mogul in the new BBC drama, alongside Peaky Blinders star Helen McCrory and Billy Howle.

Gere said he was “so pleased” to make his small screen comeback in the series, written by Tom Rob Smith. MotherFatherSon tells the story of businessman Max (Gere), his heiress ex-wife Kathryn (McCrory) and their son Caden (Howle).

“The family empire is threatened when Caden, who runs Max’s British newspaper, spirals out of control — with consequences for “the future of the family, its empire, and a country on the brink of change”, said a spokesman. The series will consist of eight, hour-long episodes made by BBC Studios Drama London.

Gere shared, “I’m so pleased to be working now with the BBC on this extraordinary eight-hour project with such talented people and which resonates so much to the time we live in.” 

Tom Rob Smith, who wrote The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, added: “Telling this story was always going to depend upon gathering an extraordinary cast.” He described Gere’s roles as “iconic and complex”.

Filming will start in Spain this summer, but no date has been set for when it will air. — IANS