Telling the fictionalized backstory of real-life silent-screen star Louise Brooks, The Chaperone begins in 1922, when Brooks is a teenage modern-dance sensation in her hometown, Wichita, Kansas. Winning a place at the renowned Denishawn Dance Company in New York City, Louise requires a chaperone for her journey from staid Middle America to the Gatsby-like glory of the big city. This Jazz Age drama reunites Downton Abbey screenwriter Julian Fellowes, actress Elizabeth McGovern and director Michael Engler. Watch it tonight at 9pm on WGBH 2.
