The Siege (TV series)
Upcoming Channel 4 series about the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege.
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The Siege is an upcoming Channel 4 drama based on Ben MacIntyre’s 2024 book about the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege in London. Will Smith wrote the adaptation. The series is produced by AC Chapter One with Universal International Studios, co-produced by ARTE France, and directed by Lewis Arnold. Richard Stokes is the series producer. The cast includes David Morrissey, Danny Dyer, Motaz Malhees, Alex Jennings, Omid Djalili, Alexej Manvelov, Sara Shirpey, Sam Troughton, Asim Chaudhry, Aneurin Barnard, Mark Bonnar, Gwilym Lee, Leo Bill, Kevin Doyle, Nicola Stephenson, Stephen Campbell Moore, Sean Pertwee, Enzo Cilenti, Moe Bar-El, Kavé Niku, Nina Mahdavi, Catayoune Ahmadi, Armin Karima, Iddo Goldberg, Lorne MacFadyen, and Rami Nasr. Filming is scheduled to take place in Hove, East Sussex, in May 2026, with locations including Palmeira Square.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Historical drama
- Based On
- The Siege · Ben MacIntyre
- Screenplay
- Will Smith
- Director
- Lewis Arnold
- Starring
- David Morrissey / Danny Dyer / Motaz Malhees / Alex Jennings / Omid Djalili / Alexej Manvelov
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Num Series
- 1
- Num Episodes
- 6
- Producer
- Richard Stokes
- Runtime
- 46 minutes
- Company
- AC Chapter One / Universal International Studios / ARTE France
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Lore & Background
The Siege is an upcoming British television series for Channel 4, adapted by Will Smith from the Ben MacIntyre book of the same name about the Iranian Embassy siege of 1980 in London. The series is produced by AC Chapter One with Universal International Studios and co-produced by ARTE France, directed by Lewis Arnold, with Richard Stokes as series producer.
Reader's Guide
The Siege is an upcoming British television series for Channel 4, adapted by Will Smith from the Ben MacIntyre book of the same name about the Iranian Embassy siege of 1980 in London. The series is produced by AC Chapter One with Universal International Studios and co-produced by ARTE France, directed by Lewis Arnold, with Richard Stokes as series producer. The cast is led by David Morrissey, Danny Dyer and Motaz Malhees with Alex Jennings, Alexej Manvelov, Sara Shirpey, Sam Troughton, Asim Chaudhry, Aneurin Barnard, Mark Bonnar, Gwilym Lee and Omid Djalili, as well as Leo Bill, Kevin Doyle, Nicola Stephenson, Stephen Campbell Moore, Sean Pertwee and Enzo Cilenti, Moe Bar-El, Kavé Niku, Nina Mahdavi, Catayoune Ahmadi, Armin Karima, Iddo Goldberg, Lorne MacFadyen. Filming took place in Hove, East Sussex, in May 2026 with filming locations including Palmeira Square.
Did You Know?
- The series is adapted by Will Smith from the Ben MacIntyre book The Siege (2024).
- The series is co-produced by ARTE France.
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