Sky announces The Garden’s immersive documentary series, The Wargame

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Sky has confirmed the commission of The Wargame, a landmark four-part series made by The Garden. This part documentary, part propulsive drama is based on the award-winning Sky News podcast of the same name.

The Wargame takes viewers beyond the news cycle and behind closed doors into a sealed COBR-style crisis room where real-world senior politicians, military leaders and intelligence chiefs are challenged to confront a high-stakes scenario: a Russian attack on UK soil.

The core cast of The Wargame, including their roles in the scenario, are as follows:

Leadership 

  • Prime Minister - The Rt Hon. the Lord Michael Gove PC

  • Deputy Prime Minister - The Rt Hon. Nicola Sturgeon PC

  • Defence Secretary - The Rt Hon. Dame Penny Mordaunt DBE PC 

  • Home Secretary - The Rt Hon. the Baroness Harriet Harman KC PC

  • Foreign Secretary - The Rt Hon. Jim Murphy PC

  • Attorney General - The Rt Hon. the Baroness Sayeeda Warsi PC

  • Director of Communications - The Baroness Ayesha MBE

  • Chief of Defence Staff - General Sir Richard Barrons KCB CBE

  • National Security Adviser - The Rt Hon. the Lord Kim Darroch KCMG

  • Intelligence Chief - Christopher Steele

International Roles

  • Nato Secretary General - The Rt Hon. the Lord George Robertson KT GCMG PC

  • US Secretary of State - Anthony Scaramucci

Read more about the upcoming series here.

The Wargame will air on Sky and NOW this September.

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