Archive · 20 Aug 2025
‘Army of Shadows’ Adapted for Channel 4, Set in Near-Future Britain
Imagine a new TV show based on an old war movie, but it's set in the future.
The person who made 'The Day of the Jackal' is making it.
The story is about Britain in the future, where it's controlled by America.
A former soldier starts a secret group to fight back.
The show will have six episodes, showing the resistance's journey from the beginning to the end.
It will be a joint project between two TV channels.
The original movie was about the French resistance in World War Two, this adaptation is based on the same ideas but set in a different time and place.
Ronan Bennett is adapting the 1969 war movie 'Army of Shadows' for Channel 4 and Canal+.
The series will be set in a near-future authoritarian Britain under American occupation.
The show will follow a former British army officer building a covert resistance cell.
The series will consist of six episodes, covering various stages of the resistance.
The show is a co-production between Channel 4 and Canal+.
- Who
- Ronan Bennett, Channel 4, Canal+, Studiocanal, and Two Cities Television.
- What
- Ronan Bennett is reimagining the 1969 war movie 'Army of Shadows' into a TV series.
- When
- The series will be set in a near-future authoritarian Britain.
- Where
- The series will be set in Britain.
- Why
- To tell a story about resistance, defiance, and the struggle against fascism.
- Original Work
- 1969 war movie 'Army of Shadows'
- Showrunner
- Ronan Bennett
- Network
- Channel 4 & Canal+
- Setting
- Near-future authoritarian Britain
- Episodes
- Six
- Production Companies
- Studiocanal & Two Cities Television