The Way We Live Now(1969)

The Way We Live Now is a period drama set in 1870s London, where financial speculation runs rampant and fortunes are made and lost on rumor alone. Augustus Melmotte, a mysterious financier with a reputation for vast wealth, arrives at the centre of high society's obsession. As Melmotte orchestrates grand schemes and cultivates his image among the city's elite, those around him—from ambitious social climbers to desperate investors—become entangled in his web. The series explores themes of greed, ambition, and moral compromise as Melmotte's empire teeters on the edge of collapse. Based on Anthony Trollope's novel, the drama captures the cutthroat world of Victorian finance and the human cost of unchecked desire for wealth and status.