In a brilliant adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's timeless novel, three young people experience life, love, and loss against the epic backdrop of Russia's wars with Napoleon.
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Episode 1
As Russia prepares for war with France, Prince Andrei Bolkonsky is excited for life on the front line. Meanwhile his friend Pierre Bezukhov is called to his dying father's bedside.
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Episode 2
Andrei and Nikolai prepare for battle with the French, but are they stepping into a trap? In Russia, Pierre struggles to settle into married life with Helene.
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Episode 3
Pierre fights a duel that sends his life in a surprising new direction. At the Rostov house, Natasha and Sonya receive unexpected proposals, and Nikolai makes a disastrous mistake.
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Episode 4
Andrei is in love, but his father is set against him marrying Natasha, and insists on a long engagement to keep them apart.
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Episode 5
Napoleon outrages the Russian emperor by crossing the border, and marching his army towards Moscow. In his path stands Prince Bolkonsky's country estate.
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Episode 6
Chaos takes hold as Napoleon marches into Moscow, and the Rostovs rush to leave the city. As they hurry away, Natasha is astonished to learn the identity of one of her traveling companions.
Paul Dano
James Norton
Lily James
Aneurin Barnard
Jessie Buckley
Olivia Ross
Jim Broadbent
Brian Cox
Ken Stott
Stephen Rea
Gillian Anderson