HBO announced Thursday that its series adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger’s novel The Time Traveler's Wife will premiere on Sunday, May 15. The six-episode drama will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Based on a book of the same name by Audrey Niffenegger, the new series is set to tell a romantic and harrowing tale of star-crossed lovers. The Time Traveler's Wife was originally published in 2003 and was a runaway success. The upcoming series is the second adaptation of Niffenegger's story — the first being released in 2009 as a feature-length film starring Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana. The newest adaptation of The Time Travelers Wife will star Game of Thrones and Downton Abbey alum, Rose Leslie, as Clare Abshire, and fellow Downton Abbey alum Theo James as Henry DeTamble, a man with an unfortunate disorder that causes him to hop between points in time.
Written by Doctor Who vet Steven Moffat, The Time Traveler’s Wife will chronicle the “intricate and magical love story” between Clare Abshire (Game of Thrones‘ Rose Leslie) and Henry DeTamble (Sanditon‘s Theo James), the latter of whom is never in one place for very long.
Emmy winner David Nutter (also of Game of Thrones) directed all six installments, while the ensemble includes Desmin Borges (You’re the Worst) as Gomez and relative newcomer Natasha Lopez as Charisse.
