According to Variety, Oscar winner Colin Firth has signed on for the leading role in Peacock’s forthcoming limited drama about the aftermath of 1988’s real-life Pan Am Flight 103 bombing titled Lockerbie. This marks Firth’s latest TV project since starring in 2022’s HBO true-crime series The Staircase.
What to expect in Lockerbie?
“In the wake of the disaster and his daughter Flora’s death, Dr. Jim Swire (Firth), is nominated spokesperson for the U.K. victims’ families, who have united to demand truth and justice,” reads the synopsis. “Traveling across continents and political divides, Jim embarks on a relentless journey that not only jeopardizes his stability, family and life, but completely overturns his trust in the justice system. As the truth shifts under Jim’s feet, his view of the world is left forever sullied. Exploring events from the disaster and its aftermath, Lockerbie provides an intimate account of a man, a husband, and a father who risks everything in memory of his daughter and the unflinching pursuit of truth and justice.”
Based on Swire and Peter Biddulph’s book, Lockerbie hails from writers David Harrower and Maryam Hamidi along with directors Otto Bathurst and Jim Loach. It is executive produced by Harrower, Gareth Neame, Nigel Marchant, Sam Hoyle, Liz Trubridge, Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan and Oskar Slingerland, with Hamidi and Kaczynski serving as producers.
Production is expected to begin on the five-episode miniseries early this year. It will be available for streaming on Peacock in the U.S. and on Sky in the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.
