Kate Winslet plays a violent and oblivious dictator in the trailer for The Regime, an upcoming HBO satire series. When she last headlined a series for the prestige cable channel, Winslet garnered waves of praise for helping to reinvigorate the tropes of the small town murder-mystery with Mare of Easttown, winning an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her lead performance as a local detective who can barely manage the competing strains of her professional and personal life.

The Oscar winner now takes on a very different kind of starring role, as seen in the trailer for The Regime, which was formerly known by its working title The Palace.

In the trailer, which was unveiled at the presentation of the rebranded Max streaming service, Winslet's character takes center stage. At one point, she asks that her people need to be respected, and in response, she's told that she needs to demonstrate credibility.