War (TV series)

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War
Genre Legal drama
Created by George Kay
Directed byBen Taylor
Starring
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • George Kay
  • Ben Taylor
  • Willow Grylls
  • Matt Sandford
  • Susan Breen
  • Andrea Dewsbury
  • Megan Spanjian
Production companies
  • New Pictures
  • Observatory Pictures
Original release
Network Sky Television
HBO

War (stylised as WAR) is an upcoming legal drama television series created by George Kay for Sky Television and HBO.

Contents

Premise

Two prestigious law firms in London face off in a scandalous divorce case between a tech entrepreneur and his film star wife. [1]

Cast and characters

Production

Sky UK and co-producer HBO Max ordered two seasons of the series in an anthology format. George Kay is the show's creator and showrunner with Ben Taylor as director. The series is produced by New Pictures and Observatory Pictures. Executive producers include Kay, Taylor, Willow Grylls, Matt Sandford, Susan Breen, Andrea Dewsbury and Megan Spanjian. [2]

The cast of the first series is led by Dominic West and Sienna Miller with Phoebe Fox, James McArdle, Pip Torrens, Nina Sosanya and Archie Renaux. [3] Nick Mohammed, Celia Imrie and Shaheen Jafargholi have series regular roles, while Rose Williams, Honor Swinton Byrne and Miles Jupp joined the cast in guest roles for series one. [4]

Principal photography began in September 2025, with filming taking place at the OMA X Film Studios, in Enfield, London. [5]

References

  1. Shafer, Ellise (20 August 2025). "Dominic West and Sienna Miller to Star in Legal Thriller Series War at HBO and Sky, Season 2 Already Greenlit". Variety. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  2. White, Peter (20 August 2025). "Dominic West & Sienna Miller To Star In Legal Thriller War For HBO & Sky From George Kay". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  3. Anderton, Joe (20 August 2025). "New London-set "scandal-soaked legal thriller" packed with "twists and betrayal" confirmed". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  4. Szalai, Georg (22 October 2025). "HBO, Sky Legal Thriller 'War' Casts 'Slow Horses' Star Nick Mohammed, Celia Imrie". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  5. Calnan, Ellie; Tabbara, Mona (29 September 2025). "2025 film and high-end TV productions shooting in the UK and Ireland: latest updates". Screen Daily. Retrieved 1 October 2025.