War & Peace (2016 TV series)

*War & Peace*
War & Peace
Genre	Period drama
Based on	War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Written by	Andrew Davies
Directed by	Tom Harper
Starring	Paul Dano; Lily James; James Norton; Jessie Buckley; Jack Lowden; Aisling Loftus; Tom Burke; Tuppence Middleton; Callum Turner; Adrian Edmondson; Rebecca Front; Greta Scacchi; Aneurin Barnard; Mathieu Kassovitz; Stephen Rea; Brian Cox; Kenneth Cranham; Ken Stott; Gillian Anderson; Jim Broadbent;
Composer	Martin Phipps
Country of origin	United Kingdom;
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Andrew Davies; Bethan Jones; Faith Penhale; Simon Vaughan; Harvey Weinstein; Robert Walak;
Producer	Julia Stannard
Production locations	Russia; Lithuania; Latvia;
Cinematography	George Steel
Editors	Mark Eckersley; Steven Worsley;
Running time	60–82 minutes
Production companies	BBC Cymru Wales; The Weinstein Company; Lookout Point; BBC Worldwide;
Original release
Network	BBC One; BBC One HD;
Release	3 January –; 7 February 2016

War & Peace is a British historical drama television serial first broadcast on BBC One on 3 January 2016, produced by BBC Cymru Wales, in association with The Weinstein Company, Lookout Point and BBC Worldwide. It is a six-part adaptation of the 1869 novel War and Peace by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, written by Andrew Davies and directed by Tom Harper. War & Peace aired on A&E, Lifetime and History Channel in the United States as four two-hour episodes, beginning on 18 January 2016. The serial stars Paul Dano, Lily James and James Norton in the leading roles.