Starz Acquires Sky’s Will Sharpe-Starring Period Drama ‘Amadeus’

Starz has acquired U.S. rights to Amadeus, Sky’s five-part limited series about the rivalry between composers Mozart and Salieri.  Based on Peter Shaffer’s 1979 award-winning play and adapted by Black Doves and Giri/Haji scribe Joe Barton, the series stars Will Sharpe (White Lotus) as musical prodigy Wolfgang ‘Amadeus’ Mozart and Paul Bettany (Wandavision) as envious court composer Antonio Salieri. […]