‘Bodyguard’ Trailer: ‘Game Of Thrones’ Actor Richard Madden Leads Explosive Netflix Series
What happens when a secret service agent is assigned to protect someone with political views he absolutely despises? That’s the elevator pitch for a new TV drama calledBodyguard, which is coming to Netflix in just over two weeks. The show, which starsRichard Madden(Robb Stark fromGame of Thrones) andKeeley Hawes(High Rise, MI-5), is already a smash hit in the United Kingdom, and it’s easy to see why: the trailer for the first season makes it look like an explosive series that could easily become the subject of your next binge session.
Bodyguard Trailer
Madden plays a war veteran with PTSD tasked with protecting a nakedly ambitious politician who’s made some dangerous choices in her career, and I’ll say this: even if he doesn’t end up getting cast as the next James Bond (as was rumored earlier this morning), Madden can fill out a suit with the best of ‘em.
Considering everything going on in the world right now, I’ve stopped watching political dramas because I spend too much of my day trapped in the hellhole of American politics. ButBodyguard, with its compelling premise, action-packed scenarios, and complex web of drama, looks like it could be the thing that gets me to break my self-imposed hiatus from the genre.
It also doesn’t hurt that the show has earned strong reviews from UK critics and was so popular there that it became the biggest UK drama in ten years when it premiered earlier this summer.Bodyguardis created, written, and executive produced byJed Mercurio, the creator of the hit UK cop dramaLine of Duty, and as is often the case with British television shows, the first season has a comparatively short episode count: only six episodes. Mercurio has expressed interest in a second season, but as far as I can tell, he hasn’t received an official order to continue the show yet.
One more thing: if you’re interested in the show, I’d recommend diving in without reading anything more about it. I stumbled across amajor spoilerdoing just a cursory amount of research, and Wikipedia says “the series sparked a debate about how the media should handle spoilers” in the UK, with one magazine openly spoiling a key plot point on its cover during the show’s initial run. Tread carefully, spoiler-phobes.
Here’s the show’s official synopsis:
Set in and around the corridors of power, Bodyguard tells the story of David Budd (Richard Madden), a heroic, but volatile war veteran now working as a Specialist Protection Officer for London’s Metropolitan Police Service. When he is assigned to protect the ambitious Home Secretary Julia Montague (Keeley Hawes), Budd finds himself torn between his duty and his beliefs. Responsible for her safety, could he become her biggest threat?
