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Richard Madden to star in hostage thriller 'Trauma' on Prime Video
Richard Madden, an actor many people know from the show Game of Thrones, is going to star in a new TV series called Trauma.
It is a very exciting thriller story.
In the story, bad people take over a busy hospital in London.
They also capture the Prime Minister while he is having surgery.
Madden's character, Jim Marchant, used to be a soldier in the Royal Marines and is now a doctor in the emergency room.
He has to fight his way through the hospital, floor by floor, to save everyone inside.
The show will be on Prime Video in the UK and Ireland.
In the rest of the world, it will be on Paramount+.
The series was created and written by Geoff Bussetil, and Daniel Syrkin will direct it.
Richard Madden, known for 'Game of Thrones', will star in the new hostage thriller series 'Trauma'.
Prime Video will air the series in the UK and Ireland, while Paramount+ will release it in all other territories globally.
The show follows Jim Marchant, a former Royal Marines medic turned ER doctor, who must fight through a London hospital seized by terrorists holding the Prime Minister hostage during surgery.
Geoff Bussetil (Slow Horses, Scoop, Skins) created and wrote the series, with Daniel Syrkin (Tehran, Mobland) directing and executive producing.
The co-production was brokered by Lionsgate Television and 42 Management & Production, with Madden executive producing alongside 42's Ben Pugh and Ben Cavey.
- Who
- Richard Madden, who will star as former Royal Marines medic turned ER doctor Jim Marchant, with series creator and writer Geoff Bussetil and director Daniel Syrkin.
- What
- The announcement of the high-stakes hostage thriller series 'Trauma', in which terrorists seize a busy London hospital and take the Prime Minister hostage during surgery.
- Where
- Set in a busy London hospital; the series will stream on Prime Video in the UK and Ireland and on Paramount+ in all other territories.
- When
- No release date or announcement date was specified in the article.
- Why
- To bring Geoff Bussetil's 'bold, global and propulsive' thriller story to worldwide audiences through a co-production between Prime Video and Paramount+.
Key facts
- Series title
- Trauma
- Star
- Richard Madden
- Creator/Writer
- Geoff Bussetil
- Director
- Daniel Syrkin
- UK/Ireland distributor
- Prime Video
- Global distributor
- Paramount+
- Production companies
- Lionsgate Television and 42 Management & Production
- Setting
- A busy London hospital
Quotes
Jane Wiseman
Head of originals for Paramount+
“Trauma is exactly the kind of bold, global and propulsive storytelling we want Paramount+ audiences to experience.”
thehansindia.com
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