The official trailer for Lockerbie: A Search for Truth, a limited series based on Jim Swire’s pursuit of justice following the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, has been released ahead of its January premiere.
From Binge:
The official trailer and key art for the gripping limited series, Lockerbie: A Search for Truth, starring Academy Award®, BAFTA, Golden Globe and SAG Award-winning actor Colin Firth (The King’s Speech, A Single Man, The Staircase) as Jim Swire and Catherine McCormack (Slow Horses, Temple, Lucan) as Jane Swire, have been released ahead of its January debut on BINGE.
This powerful new trailer offers a poignant look at the five-part limited series, which shows how a father, driven by love and loss, is on a pursuit for justice, as he embarks on a journey that spans three decades in his quest for answers about the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, where he tragically lost his beloved daughter Flora.
The five-part series is a co-production between Carnival Films, which is part of Universal International Studios, and Sky Studios. Renowned Scottish playwright David Harrower (Blackbird, Knives in Hens) is lead writer. Maryam Hamidi (Vigil) is guest writer on an episode. BAFTA Award-winning Otto Bathurst (Peaky Blinders, The Winter King) is lead director. Jim Loach (Save Me) will also direct an episode.
Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant are Executive Producers for Carnival Films. Sam Hoyle is Executive Producer for Sky Studios. Additional Executive Producers include David Harrower, Otto Bathurst, Liz Trubridge, Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan and Oskar Slingerland. NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution will handle international sales of the series.
The series is based on the book The Lockerbie Bombing: A Father’s Search for Justice by Jim Swire and Peter Biddulph, along with multiple other sources. Universal International Studios is a division of Universal Studio Group.
