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The War and Peace mini-series will be simulcast over the course of four nights in the US, on A+E Networks’ channels Lifetime, A&E, and History. War and Peace premieres Monday, January 18, 2016 at 9:00pm ET/PT. In advance of the War and Peace simulcast, Lifetime has released the official trailer. Watch it, below.

An adaptation of Tolstoy’s novel, War and Peace stars Paul Dano, Lily James, James Norton, Jim Broadbent, and Gillian Anderson. In UK, the War and Peace limited-event TV series premieres Sunday, January 3, 2016, and will air on BBC One, in six, one-hour episodes.

Watch the official trailer for War and Peace:

What do you think? Do you plan to watch this new  TV mini-series? If you’re in the US, are you more likely to tune in on Lifetime, A&E or History?