War (TV series)

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War (stylised as WAR) is an upcoming legal drama television series created by George Kay for Sky Television and HBO.

Created byGeorge Kay
Directed byBen Taylor
Starring
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War
GenreLegal drama
Created byGeorge Kay
Directed byBen Taylor
Starring
Countries of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • George Kay
  • Ben Taylor
  • Willow Grylls
  • Matt Sandford
  • Susan Breen
  • Andrea Dewsbury
  • Megan Spanjian
Production companies
  • New Pictures
  • Observatory Pictures
Original release
NetworkSky Television
HBO
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Premise

The first series is about two prestigious law firms in London, "Cathcarts" and "Taylor & Byrne," as they face off in a scandalous divorce case between a tech entrepreneur and his film star wife.[1]

The second series follows the two rival law firms as they take on an explosive defamation case.[2]

Cast and characters

Series 1

Main

Guest

Series 2

Production

Development

Sky UK and co-producer HBO ordered two seasons of the series in an anthology format. George Kay is the show's creator and showrunner with Ben Taylor as director. The series is produced by New Pictures and Observatory Pictures. Executive producers include Kay, Taylor, Willow Grylls, Matt Sandford, Susan Breen, Andrea Dewsbury and Megan Spanjian.[3] Alongside Kay, the writers of the series include Kelly Jones, Jess Brittain, Catherine Shepherd, Yemi Oyefuwa and Krissie Ducker.[2]

Casting

The cast of the first series is led by Dominic West and Sienna Miller with Phoebe Fox, James McArdle, Pip Torrens, Nina Sosanya and Archie Renaux.[4] Nick Mohammed, Celia Imrie, Shaheen Jafargholi, Akiya Henry, Honor Swinton Byrne, Miles Jupp, Kartanya Maynard, Alexandra Mardell, Mark Quartley and Steve Furst have series regular roles, while Rose Williams, Camille Coduri, Mumsy Monroe and Aran Murphy joined the cast in guest roles for series one.[5] In November 2025, it was announced that Emma Laird joined the cast for series one.[6]

The cast of the second series is led by Marisa Tomei, Kelly Macdonald, David Harewood and Richard Schiff, with Claire Skinner, Omari Douglas, Kadiff Kirwan, Douglas Booth, Charles Edwards, Luca Pasqualino, Rebecca Front, Alexandra Maria Lara, Linus Roache, Violet Braeckman, Sasha Behar, Sid Phoenix, Cornelius Booth and Megan Channell.[2]

Filming

Principal photography began in September 2025, with filming taking place at the OMA X Film Studios, in Enfield, London.[7] In May 2026, it was announced that the filming of the first series had been wrapped in February and the second series would go into production.[8]

Release

The series is slated to premiere in 2026.[9]

References

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