Peacock Announces Premiere Date & First Look for BAFTA Winner Peter Kosminsky’s Cyber Thriller “The Undeclared War”

Set in 2024, The Undeclared War tracks a leading team of analysts buried in the heart of GCHQ, secretly working to ward off a series of cyber-attacks on the UK in the run-up to a general election. When a routine stress test of internet infrastructure goes awry 21-year-old GCHQ intern Saara Parvan (played by Hannah Khalique-Brown) suddenly finds herself operating on the invisible frontier of high-stakes cyber warfare. The series is a result of meticulous research by BAFTA award-winning creator Peter Kosminsky, lifting the veil on the most urgent battle of our time. In a thrilling cat and mouse game, Saara and the team at GCHQ must try to stay one step ahead and anticipate their opponents’ every hidden move. The clock is ticking as a battle with high stakes and unpredictable enemies takes place entirely online, with very real consequences. But how do you win a war most of the public doesn’t know you’re fighting?

Cast: Mark Rylance, Simon Pegg, Adrian Lester, Alex Jennings, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Hannah Khalique-Brown

QUOTE FROM EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/WRITER PETER KOSMINSKY:

“‘The Undeclared War has been many years in the making. It imagines how the next few years might play out in the domain of cyber warfare – a battle unseen by the public but with potentially devastating consequences,” said Peter Kosminsky. “In my work, I’ve tried to shine a light on aspects of publicly policy which affect us all but where the details of what is taking place, often behind the scenes, are not well understood. I hope this drama will give audiences an insight into a world certain to impact our lives significantly in the years ahead.”

Executive Producer / Director / Writer: Peter Kosminsky

Executive Producers: Colin Callender and Noëlette Buckley for Playground

Producer: Robert Jones

Co-Produced By: Playground and Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group in association with Channel 4

Writers: Declan Lawn, Adam Patterson, and Amelia Spencer

Launch Date: August 18, 2022

Format: Drama Series, 6 x 50 min episodes, Binge Drop

	The Undeclared War
	Network: Channel 4Genre: War & PoliticsSeasons: 1Episodes: 6
	Overview In the post-pandemic world of 2024 during an upcoming British general election involving the UK’s first Black Conservative prime minister, a leading team of analysts at the heart of the UK’s NSA-style spy agency GCHQ attempt to ward off a cyber-attack on the country’s electoral system.