Film & TV / NewsFilm & TV / NewsEwan McGregor is starring in a series about influential designer HalstonThe miniseries, Simply Halston, will dramatise the life of the designerShareLink copied ✔️January 6, 2019January 6, 2019TextThom Waite Ewan McGregor – of Trainspotting fame – will take the leading role in a new biographical miniseries about one of the most influential designers of the 70s and 80s, Halston. The limited series, titled Simply Halston, doesn’t have a release date or even a network attached yet, but will be directed by Dan Minahan (who directed several episodes of American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace). It will also be written by Sharr White, of The Affair, and executive produced by McGregor himself. Just judging from the subject matter, Simply Halston won’t be a boring or slow affair, either. Halston – when he wasn’t designing hats for Jackie Kennedy or competing in the infamous “Battle of Versailles” fashion show – was hanging out at Studio 54, New York’s haven for hedonism, casual sex, and a lot of cocaine that peaked in the 70s. The series will also, presumably, chart the designer’s expansion throughout the 80s, the eventual loss of the rights to his own name, and his 1990 death, a result of Aids-based complications. So, a release date would be nice, please? Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE7 generation-defining moments from Girls Euphoria season 3 is a celebration of female degradation Nike Nike’s ‘wild card’ Team Kits are already in actionThis iPhone-shot doc exposes the ugliness of authoritarianism7 things to watch from trans film festival TITE10 films we’re excited to see at Cannes Film Festival 2026Exit8: A must-see Japanese horror about an endless commute ‘It’s just the aesthetic’: The Drama and the allure of violent subculturesWhat went down at our 25th anniversary screening of AmélieHow Daniel Blumberg turned water, wind and silence into a film scoreDazed x MUBI Cinema Club’s season finale: Father Mother Sister Brother6LILITH6: Inside the witchy femme mall cult of Forbidden FruitsEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy