Benedict Cumberbatch is set to star as KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko in the limited series “Londongrad” which is in development at HBO.
An adaptation of Alan Cowell’s novel “The Terminal Spy,” the series follows Litvinenko who turned defector and was killed by poisoning with the radioactive isotope polonium-210 in 2006 in England.
Cumberbatch will also executive produce alongside “The Man in the High Castle” co-showrunner David Scarpa who is writing. Bryan Fogel will direct and executive produce.
The project marks the second Litvinenko project in the works, the other being an ITV limited series with David Tennant starring.
Source: Variety
