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[11/20/19 - 10:31 AM]
FX's "A Christmas Carol" Premieres Thursday, December 19th at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT on FX
An original take on Dickens's iconic ghost story by Steven Knight, "A Christmas Carol" is a spine-tingling immersion into Scrooge's dark night of the soul.

[via press release from FX]

FX's "A Christmas Carol" Premieres Thursday, December 19th at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT on FX

Official Trailer Released Today

Written by Steven Knight and Directed by Nick Murphy, the FX Original Movie A Christmas Carol is Produced by FX Productions in Association with the BBC, Scott Free and Tom Hardy's Hardy Son & Baker

LOS ANGELES, November 20, 2019 - A Christmas Carol, a new adaption of the Charles Dickens' classic, will premiere Thursday, December 19th at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT on FX, it was announced today by Chuck Saftler, President, Program Strategy and COO, FX Networks.

A Christmas Carol will air in its entirety as an FX Original Movie and have four encore airings: Sunday, December 22nd at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT with an encore immediately following; Tuesday, December 24th at 8 p.m. ET/PT; and Wednesday, December 25th at 4 p.m. ET/PT.

An original take on Dickens's iconic ghost story by Steven Knight (Taboo, Peaky Blinders), A Christmas Carol is a spine-tingling immersion into Scrooge's dark night of the soul.

The official trailer for A Christmas Carol was also released today and can be viewed here.

The FX Original Movie is written and executive produced by Knight, and executive produced by Tom Hardy, Ridley Scott, Dean Baker, David W. Zucker and Kate Crowe, and produced by Julian Stevens. A Christmas Carol is produced by FX Productions in association with the BBC, Scott Free and Tom Hardy's Hardy Son & Baker.

A Christmas Carol features an all-star cast in the iconic roles:

Guy Pearce as "Ebenezer Scrooge"

On Christmas Eve we meet Scrooge. A skinflint, isolated, begrudging, resentful of the world. He is aloof and miserable, always testing humanity to find the worst in people and to ratify his own confirmation bias. All the friendships that he had in the world he has lost, and the hopes/optimism he had as a child have been shattered by a brutal upbringing. Can the advent of his business partner Marley and three ghosts reinvigorate the spirit/joys/hopes of a once-lost boy?

Andy Serkis as "Ghost of Christmas Past"

The Spirit of Christmas Past is jaded. He's been sent to make lost souls repent before, why should Scrooge be any different to the last? He prods and pokes where it hurts, transforming himself into those known to his charge, finding place of pain, shame, and self-knowledge. But can he get Scrooge to recognise himself, and repent?

Stephen Graham as "Jacob Marley"

Jacob Marley sits in his coffin and regrets. He regrets his miserliness, the risks he took, the penny-pinching that resulted in his factories being run down, his workforce pushed to the brink, ensuring accidents and calamities, lives lost, communities crushed. His guilt haunts him. He wishes to repent. He is sent on a journey of the soul - but to guarantee the safety of his - he must also save Scrooge's.

Charlotte Riley as "Lottie/ Ghost of Christmas Present"

Lottie was Scrooge's elder sister. Was, because she is dead. Or was dead, because now she has sent herself back to the world of the living to try her turn at saving Scrooge's hardened soul. With fire and love and anger in her heart she will force Scrooge to see difficult truths.

Joe Alwyn as "Bob Cratchit"

Bob Cratchit works constantly for Scrooge on little pay and even less recognition. His loyalty is not rewarded, and yet he persists at Scrooge's, wryly returning banter with his boss and letting things lie, until the stakes get much, much higher. And he won't take any more.

Vinette Robinson as "Mary Cratchit"

Mary Cratchit is a resilient and hardworking woman, diligent, thoughtful, careful. Vengeful. She loves her husband and her children and would do anything for them. Anything.

Jason Flemyng as "Ghost of Christmas Future"

A menacing figure, the Spirit of Christmas Future is tall, hooded and silent. His mouth is stitched tightly together. He cannot change the future, he can only show what may come to pass. The night is dark and foreboding and he holds the key to Scrooge's nightmares.

Kayvan Novak as "Ali Baba"

The physical embodiment of Scrooge's childhood dreams, Ali Baba emerges as one of Scrooge's oldest friends and comforting escape from the pages of his earliest favorite book, One Thousand and One Nights. He has been with Scrooge through dark times and will show them to him again.

Tiarna Williams as "Belinda Cratchit"

Belinda Cratchit is feisty and loving. She's always ready with a quip and retort and is active and fast of foot when needs be.

Lenny Rush as "Tim Cratchit"

The well-loved youngest of the Cratchit children, Tim Cratchit's dreams are bigger than the stars, and he's encouraged by his family to seek them out. Undaunted by the world, Tim is determined to try everything, even when it puts everything at risk.

Johnny Harris as "Franklin Scrooge"

Scrooge has been estranged from his father since he was a child, but his domineering and brutal presence still haunts him. Tyrannical, single-minded and cruel, Franklin spent more care tending his failing businesses than his children, except to remind them of their reliance on him. His determination that Scrooge realize the cold heartlessness of the world has been a lesson Scrooge never let go of.

A Christmas Carol is the first in a series of adaptations of Dickens' novels, commissioned by Piers Wenger, Controller of BBC Drama, and Charlotte Moore, Director of BBC Content, that will air in the next few years. A Christmas Carol is also the latest collaboration between the two broadcasters, who were also responsible for the acclaimed FX drama series Taboo.

ABOUT FX

FX is the flagship general entertainment basic cable channel of FX Networks. Launched in June of 1994, FX is carried in 86 million homes. The diverse schedule features a growing roster of critically-acclaimed and award-winning hit drama series including Snowfall, Pose, Mayans M.C., Taboo and the upcoming Y; the critically-acclaimed limited series American Horror Story, Fargo, American Crime Story, FEUD, Fosse/Verdon and the upcoming Devs, Shogun, Mrs. America and A Teacher; acclaimed hit comedy series including Atlanta, Better Things, What We Do in the Shadows and the upcoming Breeders; the half-hour series Mr Inbetween; a slate of docuseries and documentary features, including The Weekly with The New York Times; and the upcoming special A Christmas Carol. FX is the former home of the critically-acclaimed and award-winning hit drama series The Shield, Nip/Tuck, Rescue Me, Damages, Sons of Anarchy, Justified and The Americans. The network's library of acquired box-office hit movies is unmatched by any ad-supported television network.





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