Exclusive: Above is the first sneak peek of John Boyega in Steve McQueen’s hotly-anticipated series Small Axe, which will drop on the BBC and Amazon later this year.
McQueen’s anthology drama, which has been in the works since 2014, tells five stories from within London’s West Indian community between the 1960s and 1980s.
Boyega’s episode is titled Red, White And Blue, and will feature the Star Wars actor as Leroy Logan, a real-life Metropolitan Police officer who wanted to change the force from within after he saw his father assaulted by two policemen.
Logan was awarded an MBE by the Queen in 2001 for his role in developing anti-racist policies for the police. He retired as a superintendent in 2013 after 30 years of service.
Boyega stars alongside Steve Toussaint (Prince of Persia) in Red, White And Blue, while they will be joined by newcomers Tyrone Huntley, Nathan Vidal and Jaden Oshenye.
McQueen’s anthology drama, which has been in the works since 2014, tells five stories from within London’s West Indian community between the 1960s and 1980s.
Boyega’s episode is titled Red, White And Blue, and will feature the Star Wars actor as Leroy Logan, a real-life Metropolitan Police officer who wanted to change the force from within after he saw his father assaulted by two policemen.
Logan was awarded an MBE by the Queen in 2001 for his role in developing anti-racist policies for the police. He retired as a superintendent in 2013 after 30 years of service.
Boyega stars alongside Steve Toussaint (Prince of Persia) in Red, White And Blue, while they will be joined by newcomers Tyrone Huntley, Nathan Vidal and Jaden Oshenye.
- 8/3/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
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