Hollywood veteran Richard Gere has been officially confirmed to star in his first major TV role in "MotherFatherSon" after a gap of nearly three decades.
The 68-year-old actor will star in the eight-part original drama, which is being made by BBC Studios Drama London for BBC Two, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Gere will play Max, a charming self-made American businessman with media outlets in London and around the world in the announced series.
"It's been almost 30 years since I worked in television. I'm so pleased to be working now with the BBC on this extraordinary eight-hour project with such talented people and which resonates so much to the time we live in," the actor said in a statement.
Helen McCrory and Billy Howle are also part of the cast.
McCrory will essay the role of Kathryn, a British heiress who has been estranged from Max following the breakdown of their marriage some years ago.
Howle will be seen as the couple's 30-year-old son, Caden who runs Max's UK newspaper and is being prepared to follow in his father's footsteps as one of the most influential men in the world
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