War (TV series)
British/American television 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.
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| Genre | Legal drama |
| Created by | George Kay |
| Directed by | Ben Taylor |
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| Original language | English |
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| Network | Sky Television HBO |
Premise
Cast and characters
Series 1
Main
- Dominic West as Morgan Henderson
- Sienna Miller as Carla Duval
- Phoebe Fox as Serena Byrne
- James McArdle as Nicholas Taylor
- Pip Torrens as St. John Smallwood
- Nina Sosanya as Beatrice "Queen Bea" Ubosi
- Archie Renaux as Johnny Warren
- Nick Mohammed as Michael
- Celia Imrie as Budgie
- Shaheen Jafargholi as Saeed Masood
- Akiya Henry as Nora Okafo
- Honor Swinton Byrne as Bella Croft
- Miles Jupp as David Schill
- Kartanya Maynard as Suzie Levitniik
- Alexandra Mardell as Cleo
- Mark Quartley as Fred Templeman
- Steve Furst as Bernard
- Emma Laird as Molly Giordano
Guest
- Rose Williams as Flora Monroe
- Camille Coduri as Mumsy Monroe
- Aran Murphy as Gabriel
Series 2
- Marisa Tomei as Avery Reed
- Kelly Macdonald as Jo MacNeil
- David Harewood as Jefferson Allen
- Richard Schiff as Elliott Wyatt
- 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
- Megan Channell
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]