War on HBO Max adds new cast – HBO and Sky Original scandal-soaked legal thriller War, created by George Kay (Lupin, Hijack), has added the following cast members:
- Celia Imrie (Better Things, The Thursday Murder Club, The Diplomat) as Budgie *series regular
- Nick Mohammed (Slow Horses, Ted Lasso) as Michael Stefanou *series regular
- Shaheen Jafargholi (Lost Boys and Faries, The Agency S2) as Saeed Masood *series regular
- Akiya Henry (Protection, Malice) as Nora Okafo *series regular
- Rose Williams (Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, Sanditon) as Flora Monroe *guest star
- Camille Coduri (Big Boys, Rain Dogs) as Mumsy Monroe *guest star
- Aran Murphy (Klara and the Sun) as Gabriel *guest star
- Honor Swinton Byrne (The Souvenir, A Very Royal Scandal) as Bella Croft *series regular
- Miles Jupp (The Full Monty, The Durrells) as David Schill *series regular
- Australian actress Kartanya Maynard (Heartbreak High, Deadlock) as Suzie Levitniik *series regular
- Alexandra Mardell (Smoggie Queens, The Family Pile) as Cleo *series regular
- Mark Quartley (Inside Man, Cursed) as Fred Templeman *series regular
- Steve Furst (I Fought The Law, A Gentleman in Moscow) as Bernard *series regular
War follows two of London’s most prestigious rival firms – Cathcarts and Taylor & Byrne – as they go head-to-head in the divorce case of the century. Each side is certain they’ll win. But as the case spirals and loyalties fracture, reputations are on the line, and everyone’s playing to win. This is just the beginning – season one’s explosive case is the first in an anthology of headline-making legal battles.
Previously Announced Cast:
- Dominic West (The Wire, The Crown) as tech titan Morgan Henderson
- Sienna Miller (Anatomy of a Scandal, American Sniper) as international film star Carla Duval, Morgan’s estranged wife
- Phoebe Fox (The Great, Task) as Serena Byrne, Nicholas Taylor’s partner in life and business at Taylor & Byrne
- James McArdle (Playing Nice, Mare of Easttown) as Nicholas Taylor, Serena Byrne’s partner in life and business at Taylor & Byrne
- Nina Sosanya (Screw, Baby Reindeer) as “Her Majesty” Beatrice “Queen Bea” Ubosi, Taylor and Byrne’s fierce rival at Cathcarts
- Pip Torrens (Succession, The Crown) as St John Smallwood, Taylor and Byrne’s fierce rival at Cathcarts
- Archie Renaux (Alien: Romulus, Upgraded) as ambitious lawyer Jonathan “Johnny” Warren
Created by Golden Globe and Emmy nominated and BAFTA Award-winning creator and showrunner George Kay (Hijack, Lupin, The Long Shadow) and directed by Ben Taylor (Sex Education, Catastrophe). War is coproduced by New Pictures (an All3Media company) and Observatory Pictures, in association with HBO and Sky.
The series is created, written and executive produced by George Kay, alongside Golden Globe and BAFTA Award-nominated executive producer Willow Grylls (Des, The Missing) and BAFTA Award-nominated executive producer Matt Sandford (The Long Shadow) for New Pictures, Ben Taylor (Sex Education, Catastrophe), Susan Breen (The Woman in the Wall, Bad Sisters), Andrea Dewsbury (I Hate Suzie, The Spanish Princess), and Megan Spanjian for Sky.
War will debut only on HBO Max in Australia.
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War on HBO Max adds new cast
