PBS
Masterpiece's New Trailer Reveals 'The Count of Monte Cristo'
The 'Masterpiece' trailer for 'The Count of Monte Cristo' reveals our first look at the titular hero.
Jeremy Irons
PBS
'The Count of Monte Cristo' Will Take Revenge on PBS in 2026
Masterpiece is returning to its literary roots, announcing that the new French-made adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo starring Sam Claflin (Enola Holmes) will air next year. Though its author, Alexandre Dumas, is likely more famous for his other adventure novels, such as The Three Musketeers and The Man
Movies
Yet Another 'The Count of Monte Cristo' Adaptation in the Works
Adaptations of classic novels tend to happen in batches, usually in 10-20 year cycles. Little Women, for example, gets a new version for the next generation of teenage girls every 20 years; Jane Austen's six books tend to get redone about once every ten; and A Christmas Carol
Classics Revisited
Classics Revisited: 'The French Lieutenant's Woman'
The French Lieutenant’s Woman, John Fowles’ 1969 postmodern novel, achieved the impossible – a literary work lauded by academics and a popular bestseller. The novel used all the tricks and techniques of a Victorian classic, the author’s voice ever-present, with footnotes, epigraphs, and digressions into whatever he considered significant.