Lily James Jun Sato/WireImage Lifetime, A&E and History are taking on Tolstoy with a six-part miniseries based on the Russian novelist’s 1869 classic “War and Peace.” ...

The BBC's latest version, more than four decades on, has enlisted Lily James, Andrew Davies and a cast of hundreds to convince a new generation that War and Peace is for them in just six hours.

Lily James is trading in 20th-century England for 1800s Russia. The Downton Abbey actress will lead the cast of the six-part War and Peace miniseries, premiering in 2016 on Lifetime, A&E and History.

But War and Peace condenses the novel by focusing on three characters: Pierre (Paul Dano), Natasha (Lily James), and Andrei (James Norton). “What [writer Andrew Davies] has done brilliantly is ...

A small-screen adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's literary classic War and Peace is to air simultaneously on Lifetime, A&E and History later this year. The six-part miniseries will star Lily James ...

Lily James is a British actress who is best known for her roles in Downton Abbey, in which she played Lady Rose MacClare, and the TV adaptation of War and Peace, as well as movies including ...

Lily James and Paul Dano are in talks to appear in the BBC adaptation of War and Peace. According to Deadline, Downton Abbey star James would play Natasha Rostova, a role previously taken by ...

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‘War and Peace’ fans will be settling ... there seems plenty of drama left to unfold. Actor James Norton tells HuffPostUK he and Lily were walking on air themselves during the filming of ...

The best Lily James movies include an eclectic range of projects that especially highlight her aptitude for period dramas and ...

Lily James is Leo Tolstoy's wilful, happy-go-lucky heroine Natasha in the first trailer for the BBC's upcoming adaptation of War and Peace. It also introduces us to Paul Dano's character ...