Drama

First Trailer for Benedict Cumberbatch Brexit TV Drama Released

Lacy Baugher Milas

08 Nov 2018 — 2 min read

British broadcaster Channel 4 dropped a first look clip at their upcoming new Brexit-focused drama starring British acting heavyweights Benedict Cumberbatch and Rory Kinnear.

Currently titled Brexit: The Uncivil War, the drama aims to tell the behind-the-scenes story of the infamous and controversial Brexit campaign, from the perspective of both the Leave and Remain camps.

Cumberbatch plays Dominic Cummings, the lead strategist and campaign director behind the Vote Leave campaign. Kinnear plays Craig Oliver, Prime Minister David Cameron’s Director of Communications, overseeing the Remain campaign’s communications strategy.

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