Netflix To Premiere UK Series 'Bodyguard' In October

The U.K.'s most-watched new drama in 2018 is coming to Netflix on October 24th.

"Bodyguard" was reated and written by Jed Mercurio ("Line of Duty") and stars Keeley Hawes ("Line of Duty," "The Durrells," "The Missing") and Richard Madden ("Game of Thrones," "Cinderella").

Set in and around the corridors of power, "Bodyguard" tells the fictional story of David Budd (Madden), a heroic but volatile war veteran now working as a Specialist Protection Officer for the Royalty and Specialist Branch (RasP) of London’s Metropolitan Police Service. When he is assigned to protect the ambitious and powerful Home Secretary Julia Montague (Hawes), Budd finds himself torn between his duty and his beliefs. Responsible for her safety, could he become her biggest threat? 

The cast also include Gina McKee ("Line of Duty"); Sophie Rundle ("Peaky Blinders"), Vincent Franklin ("Happy Valley"), Pippa Haywood ("Scott & Bailey"), Stuart Bowman ("Versailles") and Paul Ready ("The Terror").

"Bodyguard" is produced by World Productions, an ITV Studios company. The series is executive produced by Jed Mercurio ("Line of Duty," "Bodies"), Simon Heath ("Line of Duty," "Save Me," "The Great Train Robbery") for World Productions and Elizabeth Kilgarriff for BBC  directed by Thomas Vincent and John Strickland, and produced by Eric Coulter and Priscilla Parish. 

"Bodyguard has gripped the nation with its twists and turns. It's a perfect example of a show produced locally which has huge global appeal," said Maria Kyriacou, President International, ITV Studios. "Through our partnership with Netflix, we can’t wait for audiences around the world to enjoy the show as much as audiences here in the UK."

Episode one received a consolidated figure of 10.4 million viewers, with a 40.9% share on BBC One. This is the highest launch figure for any new drama across all UK channels in a decade. Netflix has picked up the series at the script stage last year and will premiere it globally in October outside of the UK, Ireland and China.

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