Based on the book by Alan Cowell, the show will star Cumberbatch as Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian spy who was poisoned with polonium-210 in 2006.
British star Benedict Cumberbatch will star in the upcoming HBO limited series titled “Londongrad”.
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Based on the book “The Terminal Spy” by Alan Cowell, the show will star Cumberbatch as Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian spy who was poisoned by polonium-210 in 2006.
Cumberbatch will also executive produce the series under his Sunnymarch Productions banner, reported Diversity.
Litvinenko, who worked as an organized crime officer in Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), fled to London in 2000. He became a writer, journalist and outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin. The former KGB spy was mysteriously poisoned in London in 2006. 22 days after his hospitalization, he died of the radioactive isotope polonium-210.
Brian Fogel will direct the show with David Scarpa adapting Cowell’s book for the small screen.
The duo will also serve as executive producers with Len Amato, Adam Ackland and Claire Marshall.
Cumberbatch is currently starring in filmmaker Jane Campion’s acclaimed Netflix feature film “Power of the Dog.”
The actor will next reprise his Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) role of Doctor Strange in “Spiderman: Far From Home” and “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”
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