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Channel 4 & Peacock Order Peter Kosminsky Cyber Thriller
The Undeclared War, a cyber thriller directed and co-written by Peter Kosminsky (
Wolf Hall,
The project reunites Kosminsky with Colin Callender and his production company Playground, following their
Wolf Hall collaboration. Playground will co-produce the series with NBCUniversal International Studios. NBCUniversal Global Distribution will handle international sales.
Set in a post-pandemic 2024 in the run-up to a British general election,
The Undeclared War tracks a team of analysts buried in the heart of GCHQ (the U.K.’s version of the NSA) secretly working to ward off a cyber-attack on the country’s electoral system.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens), and newcomer Hannah Khalique-Brown.
The thriller is âset in 2024 in the run up to a British general electionâ and âtracks a leading team of analysts buried in the heart of GCHQ, the UKâs version of the NSA, secretly working to ward off a cyber-attack on the countryâs electoral system,â according to the logline.
Kosminsky and his team, while researching for three years, had unprecedented access to the cyber security industry on both sides of the Atlantic, which will result in a realistic picture of the threat faced by the Western world in the series.
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Peacock has ordered a timely and provocative cyber-thriller from a seven-time BAFTA winner.
The streaming service will be the home of the six-part
The Undeclared War, directed and co-written by Peter Kosminsky
The Playground and NBCUniversal International Studios co-production stars Academy Award winner Mark Rylance (
Star Wars: The Force Awakens), and newcomer Hannah Khalique-Brown.
The thriller is “set in 2024 in the run up to a British general election” and “tracks a leading team of analysts buried in the heart of GCHQ, the UK’s version of the NSA, secretly working to ward off a cyber-attack on the country’s electoral system,” according to the logline.