Check out the War and Peace Mini-Series

Have you been watching the "War and Peace" four-part miniseries?Simulcasting on Lifetime, A&E and HISTORY, the miniseries began on Monday, January 18, at 9pm ET/PT. The epic story features scoundrels and heroes presented by an award-winning cast. These include SAG Award® and Film Independent Spirit Award winner Paul Dano (Love and Mercy), Lily James (Rose on Downton Abbey), James Norton (Happy Valley), Oscar®, Golden Globe and BAFTA winner Jim Broadbent (Iris), Golden Globe® winner Gillian Anderson (The X-Files) and others. The four-week event airs Mondays, 9pm - 11pm ET/PT.A thrilling tale of love, war, and family, War and Peace is widely considered the greatest novel ever written. Set against the backdrop of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia, War & Peace is the ultimate story of passion and romance, scandal and deceit. It follows the rise and fall of five aristocratic families, all jockeying for top position in the waning days of imperial Russia. Pierre Bezukhov (Dano) suddenly finds himself in possession of great wealth at the mercy of fortune-hunters eager to take advantage of his naiveté. His friend, the dashing Andrei Bolkonsky (Norton), yearns for war-glory, but finds only heartbreak and disillusionment, which may be cured by the lovely young Natasha Rostov (James). She needs to marry well to save her family from financial ruin. This version (thankfully) omits the hundreds of pages of Tolstoy's battle scenes, and it goes "light" on the obsession Pierre's character has with reversing the poverty of the peasants on his land.Produced by BBC Cymru Wales Drama, in partnership with others, War & Peace was filmed in Russia, Lithuania, and Latvia. This production remains true to the faith themes that Tolstoy made central to his characters' development. The costumes are superb. The cinematography, fabulous. Enjoy!