David Farnor | On 05, Feb 2019

“The war is over.” “Wars don’t end.” That’s the sound of Keeley Hawes going back to Spooks territory in new espionage drama Traitors.

A co-production between Channel 4 and Netflix, Hawes leads an impressive cast that includes Michael Stuhlbarg and Luke Treadaway. Previously known as Jerusalem, the series takes us behind the scenes of a seismic moment in global history, through the eyes of one young woman caught in the middle of it. An intimate epic set in 1945 London, Traitors is the dangerous, enthralling story of Feef, who is seduced by a rogue American spy into spying on her own country. Her task? To uncover a Russian agent in the heart of the British Government.

The thriller is created by multiple award-winning playwright and screenwriter Bash Doran (Boardwalk Empire, Looming Tower, Masters of Sex). Traitors is her first original commission for British TV, with award-winning directors Dearbhla Walsh and Alex Winckler at the helm bringing the six-part series to life.

Traitors will air on Channel 4 weekly, starting Sunday 17th February at 9pm. It will be released on Netflix outside of the UK. Here’s the trailer:

 

First look: Channel 4 and Netflix’s Traitors

18th December 2018

Keeley Hawes, Michael Stuhlbarg and Luke Treadaway will star in Traitors, a new drama from Channel 4 and Netflix – and a bunch of new pictures give us our first look at the impressive cast in action.

Previously known as Jerusalem, the series is created by multiple award-winning playwright and screenwriter Bash Doran (Boardwalk Empire, Looming Tower, Masters of Sex). Traitors is her first original commission for British TV, with award-winning directors Dearbhla Walsh and Alex Winckler at the helm bringing the six-part series to life.

The cast includes Emma Appleton (Clique) as Feef Symonds, Keeley Hawes (Bodyguard, The Missing, Line of Duty) as Priscilla, Michael Stuhlbarg (Shape Of Water, The Looming Tower, The Post, Boardwalk Empire) as Rowe, Luke Treadaway (Ordeal by Innocence, Fortitude, Unbroken) as Hugh, Brandon P Bell (Dear White People) as Jackson, Stephen Campbell Moore (The Last Post, The Child in Time) as Philip and Matt Lauria (Kingdom, Parenthood) as Peter.

The spy thriller takes us behind the scenes of a seismic moment in global history, through the eyes of one young woman caught in the middle of it. An intimate epic set in 1945 London, Traitors is the dangerous, enthralling story of Feef, who is seduced by a rogue American spy into spying on her own country. Her task? To uncover a Russian agent in the heart of the British Government.

Traitors is produced by Twenty Twenty Productions (part of Warner Bros International Television Production based in the UK) and 42 for Channel 4 and Netflix. Executive producers are Eleanor Moran, Rory Aitken, Emma Willis, Tim Carter and Bash Doran with Rhonda Smith as producer.

Traitors will air on Channel 4 in the UK and on Netflix in other countries. Here are the first photos:

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