Described as an “explosive true crime drama” by ITV, The Hack “deftly interweaves two real-life stories, the work of investigative journalist Nick Davies, played by David Tennant, who uncovered evidence of phone hacking at the News of the World“.
“And running parallel, the story of the investigation into the unsolved murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan, led by former Met Police detective chief superintendent Dave Cook, played by Robert Carlyle,” the synopsis adds.
The Hack has been written by Adolescence‘s Jack Thorne and Annalisa Dinnella, with the former recently saying that “it was a very, very difficult show to write”.
“We were working with the Mr Bates vs The Post Office lot, who are incredible researchers,” he told Deadline. “Getting every detail right, and walking the legal minefield of the hacking scandal, was very complicated.”
The Hack will premiere on Wednesday, September 24th at 9pm on ITV1, with the show also available on ITVX beforehand. No news yet when this will air in the USA.
