Rose Leslie wants to defy fate in the new trailer for “The Time Traveler’s Wife”.
HBO released the official trailer for the six-episode series on Thursday.
Theo James is seen flashing forward and back through time suddenly, at different ages – until at one point, he encounters Leslie’s character.
“We just happen to each other in the wrong order,” she narrates until dropping the news in another scene. “I’m your future wife.”
The series follows Clare as she is left behind due to her husband Henry’s time-traveling abilities. The sudden disappearances put a strain on their marriage as they cope with the situation.
The series is based on the 2003 book of the same name which was adapted in 2009 for a feature film by Focus Features.
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As their relationship is put to the test with Henry’s frequent disappearances, Clare makes a stand.
“This is me changing the future,” she declares as she walks off.
“I have tried to change it, trust me,” Henry answers as scenes of a woman in a car crash play out in slow-motion. “You can’t.”
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HBO previously shared a teaser for the series showing Henry dealing with the ramifications of his genetic condition.
“It’s not a superpower, it’s what’s wrong with me,” he says. “I can’t keep hold of the current moment, I just slide off.”
HBO’s adaptation includes “Sherlock” and “Doctor Who” director Steven Moffat at the helm as executive-producer.
“This is a story of loss but it’s not a tragedy,” Moffat said in a media release, via E! News. “It’s about a time traveller but it’s not science fiction. Despite Clare and Henry’s time scrambled relationship, this is the tale of a grand, ordinary love—but not necessarily in that order. This is a dream project for me.”
“We can tell the whole story,” he continued. “The movie was a quite intelligently, abbreviated version, but abbreviating it—you miss all the detail and complexity and make it all about the time travel and not about the love story.”
Along with Leslie and James, the series also stars Desmin Borges and Natasha Lopez and is directed by David Nutter.
“The Time Traveler’s Wife” is set for release on HBO and HBO Max on May 15, 2022.
