Overview
- The six-part Netflix adaptation, announced Thursday, casts Damson Idris as lead and executive producer.
- Idris will play British spy Harry Jones during a siege at the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament, a ceremony that gathers the monarch and senior officials.
- Bad Wolf will produce for Netflix with Jane Tranter and Dan McCulloch serving as executive producers.
- Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley will be lead writers and executive producers, and Ben Chanan will direct and executive produce.
- Filming is planned for later this year with more casting and a release date still unannounced, and the source novel comes from House of Cards author Michael Dobbs.