The Romanoffs: Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner's high-profile new series gets release date

The producer has attracted top-tier talent for Amazon's anthology series

Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner's new series is officially happening - and there's a short teaser trailer to prove it.

The Romanoffs was first confirmed back in 2016 when Amazon Studios announced a high-profile deal with the showrunner - said to be worth $70m - and two years later, a release date of 12 October has been set.

Weiner has attracted top-tier talent for the project which is an anthology series following a group of people from around the world who believe they're descendants of the Russian royal family who were executed by the Bolsheviks in July 1918. You can find a full list of all the impressive ensemble, which includes Aaron Eckhart, Isabelle Huppert as well as Mad Men stars Christina Hendricks and John Slattery below.

The project was thrown into danger last year after Amazon Studios cut ties with the Weinstein Company following the numerous allegations of sexual assault and harassment made against disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. Consequently, a planned series from filmmaker David O' Russell was cancelled but production went ahead on Weiner's show.

The Romanoffs will star:

Aaron Eckart

Adèle Anderson

Amanda Peet

Andrew Rannells

Annet Mahendru

Ben Miles

Cara Buono

Christina Hendricks

Clea DuVall

Corey Stoll

Diane Lane

Emily Rudd

Griffin Dunne

Hera Hilmar

Hugh Skinner

Inès Melab

Isabelle Huppert

Jack Huston

Janet Montgomery

Jay R. Ferguson

JJ Field

John Slattery

Jon Tenney

Juan Pablo Castañeda

Kathryn Hahn

Kerry Bishé

Louise Bourgoin

Marthe Keller

Mary Kay Place

Mike Doyle

Noah Wyle

Paul Reiser

Radha Mitchell