Colin Firth is a person on a mission within the trailer for Peacock (it is going to be on Peacock within the U.S., anyway) restricted drama sequence “Lockerbie: A Seek for Fact.” The person is Dr. Jim Swire; the mission is the reality.
Swire is the daddy of one of many victims of the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 explosion. Swire is an actual particular person, and the tragedy over Lockerbie, Scotland is an all-too-real occasion.
On December 21, 1988, 259 passengers and crew (190 had been People, 43 had been residents of the UK) had been killed when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie 38 minutes after take-off. Eleven residents on the bottom died because the airplane crashed down. Dr. Swire turned the nominated spokesperson for the UK victims’ households — he additionally turned obsessive about the hunt for the reality, in solely the best way a grieving dad or mum may.
The “Lockerbie” trailer was launched on Thursday and could be considered on the finish of this story.
“Touring throughout continents and political divides, Jim embarks on a relentless journey that not solely jeopardizes his stability, household and life, however utterly overturns his belief within the justice system,” the restricted sequence’ synopsis reads. “As the reality shifts below Jim’s ft, his view of the world is left perpetually modified.”
It continues, “Exploring occasions from the catastrophe and its aftermath, ‘Lockerbie: A Seek for Fact‘ gives an intimate account of a person, a husband, and a father who dangers every part in reminiscence of his daughter and the unflinching pursuit of fact and justice.”
Simply in 2022, Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi (Mas’ud), then 71, of Tunisia and Libya, was taken into U.S. custody. He’s suspected of constructing the bomb that prompted the explosion. Mas’ud pleaded not responsible; a 2025 trial awaits.
“Lockerbie: A Seek for Fact” premieres on January 2, 2025 on Peacock within the U.S. and Sky Atlantic/streaming service NOW within the UK, Eire, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. It hails from Carnival Movies, a part of Common Worldwide Studios, and Sky Studios, and is distributed by NBCUniversal’s International TV Distribution group.
The five-episode drama sequence is government produced by Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant (Carnival Movies), Sam Hoyle (Sky Studios), Liz Trubridge, Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, Oskar Slingerland, Otto Bathurst, and David Harrower. Bathurst directs/Harrower wrote the restricted sequence.
Along with Firth, “Lockerbie: A Seek for Fact” stars Catherine McCormack, Rosanna Adams, Jemma Carlton, Harry Redding, Sam Troughton, Mark Bonner, Ardalan Esmaili, and Selwa Jghalef.
Watch the trailer right here: