"Mary & George," Starz's latest steamy historical drama, premiered on April 5.
The seven-part series, set in the 17th-century Jacobean era, tracks the unlikely rise of George Villiers (Nicholas Galitzine) from a wet behind-the-ears teenager to one the all-powerful lover of King James (Tony Curran).
But, as the series shows, George wasn't entirely self-made. Prodding him in the direction of the King's bedchamber was his ambitious mother, Mary Villiers (Julianne Moore), who was determined to get her family name in the history books at any cost.
Together, the scheming, social-climbing duo put George's pretty looks to Machiavellian use and set in motion a series of events that sent shockwaves across Britain and beyond.
Here's the main cast of "Mary & George" and who they play.