Fresh from his turn as backstabbing U.S. senator Tom James in HBO's hit satire Veep, Hugh Laurie is taking his political chops back over the Atlantic.
The Brit — also known for House and The Night Manager and appearing in Armando Iannucci's upcoming HBO space comedy Avenue 5 — is set to take the lead in upcoming political thriller Roadkill for the BBC, written by David Hare (Collateral) and produced by The Forge (Collateral, National Treasure, Kiri).
Roadkill is a four-part fictional thriller about a self-made, forceful and charismatic Conservative politician called Peter Laurence (Laurie), whose public and private life seems to ...
The Brit — also known for House and The Night Manager and appearing in Armando Iannucci's upcoming HBO space comedy Avenue 5 — is set to take the lead in upcoming political thriller Roadkill for the BBC, written by David Hare (Collateral) and produced by The Forge (Collateral, National Treasure, Kiri).
Roadkill is a four-part fictional thriller about a self-made, forceful and charismatic Conservative politician called Peter Laurence (Laurie), whose public and private life seems to ...
- 8/22/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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