Joe Otterson TV ReporterOscar Isaac and Michelle Williams are attached to star in an HBO limited series adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s “Scenes From a Marriage,” Variety has learned.Bergman’s version aired on Swedish television in 1973, consisting of six episodes.
Bergman directed the series with Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson starring. The new version is said to re-examine the show’s depiction of love, hatred, desire, monogamy, marriage and divorce through the lens of a contemporary American couple.Williams and Isaac will also executive produce in addition to starring.
Hagai Levi will write, direct, and executive produce. Michael Ellenberg will executive produce via Media Res. Lars Blomgren, Daniel Bergman, and Blair Breard will also.
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