Two BBC stars have been cast in a new “high-stakes” crime drama coming to Sky.
Prisoner will star Tahar Rahim and Izuka Hoyle, who appeared in The Serpent and Boiling Point respectively.
The Sky Original action-thriller 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.
Rahim takes on the role of the prisoner, Tibor Stone, while Hoyle stars as Amber Todd, the prison officer, whose transport convoy is “brutally ambushed.”
“As the sole survivors, Amber and Tibor are forced to go on the run. They must work together to reach their destination alive and on time,” the synopsis continues.
“Throughout the journey, their relationship twists and turns, with the stakes escalating as the crime syndicate stops at nothing to track them down. Amber can trust no one—least of all the killer she is handcuffed to.
“But as everything she holds dear hangs in the balance, she must confront an impossible question: what moral lines is she willing to cross?”
It will be directed by Peaky Blinders‘ Otto Bathurst with BAFTA and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Matt Charman penning the script.
The Thief‘s Eddie Marsan, 28 Weeks Later star Catherine McCormack, and September 5‘s Leonie Benesch are among the cast. True Detective‘s Finn Bennett, Black Doves‘ Sam Troughton, Mary & George‘s Laurie Davidson, Sticks and Stones‘ Ken Nwosu, Conclave‘s Brían F. O’Byrne, and Lockerbie: A Search For Truth‘s Youssef Kerkour also star.
Outside of Prisoner, Rahin is set to star in Alpha from director Julia Ducournau, who previously created legendary Cannes films Raw and Titane.
Hoyle, meanwhile, will be back on our screens in the third and final season of Big Boys which kicks off on February 9.
She will reprise the role of Connie alongside Dylan Llewellyn as Jack and Jon Pointing as Danny.
Freelance Reporter, Digital Spy
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