Guillaume Gallienne joins Kate Winslet in 'The Palace'

Kate Winslet and Guillaume Gallienne

Guillaume Gallienne, the Cesar-winning French actor-filmmaker, has joined the cast of Stephen Frears' anticipated mini-series The Palace.

The HBO limited series, which stars Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, Matthias Schoenaerts and Andrea Riseborough, tells the story of one year within the walls of the palace of an authoritarian regime as it begins to unravel. Gallienne, who was trained as a theatre actor at the prestigious Comedie Francaise, will star in the show as the husband of Winslet's character.

Will Tracy serves as writer, executive producer and showrunner on The Palace. Frears will direct and executive produce with Winslet. Frank Rich and Tracey Seaward also executive produce, with Seth Reiss, Juli Weiner, Jen Spyra, Gary Shteyngart and Sarah DeLappe also writing for the series.

The cast will start shooting for the series by February. Some of Gallienne's best-known performances include his roles in Yves Saint Laurent, and Me, Myself and Mum, a comedy which marked his directorial debut. Me, Myself and Mum won four Cesar Awards in 2014, including best actor (for Gallienne) and best first film. Over the last few years, Gallienne has also held several roles in English-language movies, such as Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch.

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The Palace will be the fourth HBO limited series with Winslet in the lead role. It was announced in June that Winslet is also attached to star in the HBO limited series Trust, based on the novel of the same name by Hernan Diaz.

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