Peaky Blinders director's "high-stakes" new action series gets first look with BAFTA-nominated star
The six-part thriller follows a prison officer and high-value inmate on the run after a convoy ambush, with their survival tested against a crime syndicate.
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Sky Unveils First-Look At Matt Charman’s ‘Prisoner’ Starring Tahar Rahim & Izuka Hoyle
British broadcaster Sky has unveiled a first-look at its high-stakes action thriller Prisoner (below). Deadline revealed that Sky had greenlit the series last year and the Comcast-owned network revealed that the six-part series will debut in 2026. Prisoner stars The Serpent’s Tahar Rahim and Boiling Point’s Izuka Hoyle. It follows a deadly manhunt where trust can be fatal. The series follows Amber (Hoyle), a principled young prison transpo…
Peaky Blinders director's "high-stakes" new action series gets first look with BAFTA-nominated star
Sky has unveiled a first look at upcoming action-thriller Prisoner ahead of its premiere in 2026. The series, which is led by Tahar Rahim (The Serpent) and Izuka Hoyle (Boiling Point), will tell the story of "a principled young prison officer escorting a dangerous, high-value prisoner to court to testify against his elite crime syndicate," according to a synopsis.The first-look image (above) shows Rahim in action as the prisoner, Tibor Stone, an…
Sky Unveils First-Look At Matt Charman’s ‘Prisoner’ Starring Tahar Rahim & Izuka Hoyle
British broadcaster Sky has unveiled a first-look at its high-stakes action thriller Prisoner (below). Deadline revealed that Sky had greenlit the series last year and the Comcast-owned network revealed that the six-part series will debut in 2026. Prisoner stars The Serpent’s Tahar Rahim and Boiling Point’s Izuka Hoyle. It follows a deadly manhunt where trust can be…
Sky Unveils First Image From High-Stakes Action Thriller PRISONER, Coming 2026
Sky has today unveiled a first look image of Golden Globe and BAFTA award nominee Tahar Rahim (The Serpent, Un Prophète) and Scottish BAFTA award-winner Izuka Hoyle (Boiling Point, Big Boys) in Prisoner, a high-stakes Sky Original action thriller coming in 2026. Created and written by acclaimed writer Matt Charman (Hostage, Bridge of Spies,) and directed by BAFTA-winner Otto Bathurst (Peaky Blinders), the six-part series follows a deadly manhunt…
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