By PTI
LOS ANGELES: Actor Kenneth Branagh is ready to essay the function of Boris Johnson in a brand new TV drama charting UK prime minister’s dealing with of coronavirus pandemic.
According to Variety, the drama will hint the affect COVID-19 disaster on the nation, and the response of scientists, nurses, and medical doctors as they labored around the clock to try to include the virus.
Titled “This Sceptred Isle”, the Sky unique sequence, can be directed and written by “The Trip” helmer Michael Winterbottom.
It can be primarily based on the first-hand testimony from members of the federal government, the Department of Health, the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), and hospitals and care houses throughout the nation.
Kieron Quirke is on board as co-writer.
Fremantle, Richard Brown’s Passenger and Winterbottom’s Revolution Films are producing the challenge.
“The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic can be remembered endlessly. A time when the nation got here collectively to battle an invisible enemy. A time when individuals had been extra conscious than ever of the significance of neighborhood.
“Our series weaves together countless true stories, from Boris Johnson in Number 10 to front line workers around the country, chronicling the efforts of scientists, doctors, care home workers and policy makers to protect us from the virus,” Winterbottom mentioned.
Shooting for the sequence will begin quickly and the drama is predicted to premiere on Sky Atlantic late subsequent yr.
