Paul Bettany

A new six-part TV drama about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has drawn sharp criticism in The Guardian for failing to match the depth of its source material. Starring Will Sharpe as Mozart and Paul Bettany as rival composer Antonio Salieri, the series reworks Peter Shaffer's 1979 play and the 1984 film but delivers a flat and banal narrative. Critics argue it reduces profound themes to petty versions.