Arka Evren

TV SERIES · 2016– · UK

War & Peace

8 archived facts 1 topic 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026

  1. #001

    The score's choir was recorded in collaboration with "Latvia" and Latvian Radio.

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  2. #002

    In the book, Natasha's hair is black. For the series, Lily James dyed her naturally dark hair blonde.

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  3. #003

    James Norton (Prince Andrei) had previously played Tommy Lee Royce in Happy Valley (2014). During the first series, his character there used a disguise that included a hat, glasses and a copy of the novel War and Peace.

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  4. #004

    Tom Burke, who plays a soldier in the Russian Army, had also played Napoleon Bonaparte in an episode of the series 'Great Commanders' about his command at Toulon.

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  5. #005

    After playing cousins in this miniseries, Lily James and Aisling Loftus would appear together again in the film Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016), as the closest friends Elizabeth Bennet and Charlotte Lucas.

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  6. #006

    Gillian Anderson and Tom Burke had previously appeared together in the 2011 film Great Expectations.

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  7. #007

    Tom Burke and Tuppence Middleton also work together in David Fincher's Mank.

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  8. #008

    Paul Dano and Brian Cox appeared in Dagur Kári's film Good Heart in 2009.

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