Benedict Cumberbatch Takes the Lead in Netflix s The 39 Steps Limited Series
Benedict Cumberbatch Takes the Lead in Netflix s The 39 Steps Limited Series
Netflix s The 39 Steps limited series will update the story for modern day, with Benedict Cumberbatch signed on to lead.
Benedict Cumberbatch has signed on to lead a limited series adaptation of author John Buchan s novel
The 39 Steps, which was adapted by directing icon Alfred Hitchcock way back in 1935. The Cumberbatch-led series will reportedly update the story for modern day, with Netflix winning the rights to the project.
First published in 1915, author John Buchan s novel
The 39 Steps follows adventurer Richard Hannay, who has just returned from South Africa. He quickly becomes thoroughly bored with London life, until he is accosted by a mysterious American, who warns him of an assassination plot that could completely destabilize the fragile political balance of Europe. Initially sceptical, Hannay nonetheless harbours
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Benedict Cumberbatch is all set to star in Netflix’s upcoming thriller series The 39 Steps.
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Benedict Cumberbatch is all set to star in Netflix’s upcoming thriller series The 39 Steps. Based on John Buchan’s classic thriller novel, the story, set in World War I, follows a man named Richard Hannay, who becomes embroiled in an international spy ring and must go on the run.
The novel’s most famous adaptation is the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock which starred Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll. According to Deadline, Benedict Cumberbatch’s limited series will be a contemporary retelling of the novel, following an ordinary man, Richard Hannay, as he gets caught up in a global conspiracy.
Netflix is officially bringing
The 39 Steps to the small screen. The limited series will be based on novelist John Buchan’s 1915 thriller, which Alfred Hitchcock brought to life in his 1935 hit film starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll. Here’s everything we know about the show so far:
Netflix has officially signed on with the project.
According to Deadline, Anonymous Content, Chapter One Pictures, and SunnyMarch are teaming up to produce the series. Edward Berger (
Your Honor) will direct and Mark L. Smith (
The Revenant) will write the show.
Anonymous Content announced plans for the series in February and began exploring options with different networks. Berger, Smith, and Cumberbatch were already slated to work on it. In a report released in early April, Deadline officially revealed that the show will air on Netflix.
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