A six-part limited series adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's classic "War and Peace". Set against the backdrop of Napoleon's 1812 invasion of Russia, "War and Peace" is a story of passion, romance, scandal and deceit surrounding the rising and falling fortunes of five aristocratic families - the Bezukhovs, Bolkonskys, Drubetskoys, Kuragins and Rostovs - in the waning days of imperial Russia.