Emma Thompson and Anthony Hopkins are to star in a new television adaptation of King Lear, directed by Richard Eyre.
The TV film is being produced by Playground and Sonia Friedman Productions for BBC2.
Friedman has previously collaborated with Playground on the TV adaptations of Wolf Hall and The Dresser.
King Lear is a co-production with Amazon Studios, which will air the drama on Amazon Prime Video in the UK following its premiere on BBC2 in 2018.
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