Kenneth Branagh to Star in Joe Wright Directed 'Laird' for Paramount+
Branagh said the film’s box-office success and Oscar nomination softened the blow after critics condemned its casting, script and tone.
- On Wednesday, Paramount+ announced the official green light for the series Laird, with Kenneth Branagh starring as the laird of Castle Drummoch in the modern Scottish Highlands drama.
- Created by writers Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, and Georgia Lee, the family saga follows a proud Scot battling a shadowy American billionaire to protect ancestral lands, with Joe Wright directing the pilot.
- Paramount+ head of originals Jane Wiseman said, "There's something universally resonant about watching someone fight to protect what matters most," positioning the series alongside Succession and Game of Thrones.
- Branagh previously directed and starred in 1994's Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, which earned $112 million; he later reflected that "misses are often much more valuable" for learning and growth.
- Produced by Paramount Television Studios and 101 Studios, Laird joins recent greenlights including dramas starring Nicole Kidman, Anne Hathaway, and Jeremy Strong across the streamer's expanded slate.
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