Watch A Gentleman in Moscow

The Count and Anna devise an elaborate plan, with huge consequences should it fail.

Russia stands on the brink of change in 1953, as someone close to the count is granted a major opportunity; when the return of an old friend makes the count see clearly, he's confronted with a difficult choice about the future.

When someone close to him suffers a terrible accident, the Count resolves to save them at any cost, making a decision that endangers his life; as the hotel rallies to protect him, the crisis forces Anna to confront her true feelings about the Count.

The Count's world is turned upside down when an unexpected arrival is placed in his care; as he struggles to attend to his duties, things become more difficult when the Bishop hears of the arrangement and is hellbent on tearing everything apart.

The Count must undertake a dangerous political mission to save a friend.

As his old life crumbles, the Count receives devastating news.

The Count reckons with his past when old friend Mishka turns up at the hotel; he meets Anna Urbanova for the first time, embarking on a passionate affair; his friendship with Nina deepens, but their time together may be cut short.

Count Alexander Rostov is confined to a Moscow hotel. Series premiere.