The First Looks at Jason Isaacs in 'Archie' Are Uncanny

When most people think of Cary Grant, they think of iconic movie moments, like his comedic turn as a New England doctor with a tiger with Katherine Hepburn in Bringing Up Baby, his fast-talking New York newspaper editor of His Girl Friday, the Mid-Atlantic socialite caught in a love triangle in The Philadelphia Story, and of course, the indelible image of him as a New York Advertising executive running from the airplane in North by Northwest. One thing all these roles have in common is that Cary Grant plays an American; however, the actor, born Archibald Alec Leach, was Bristol-born and raised.

The little-known story of Cary Grant's formative years before he became a Hollywood superstar and legend after his passing in 1986 is now the subject of a four-part biographical series produced by Etta Pictures, the ITV Studio's label run by Jeff Pope (The Lost King). Pope conceived of the series and wrote all four installments of the project, co-produced by BritBox International, and will debut here in the U.S. as a BritBox exclusive. ITVX currently has the show on its November 2023 slate for the U.K., though a firm release date has not been announced on either side of the pond.

With its across-the-pond debut weeks away, ITVX and BritBox debuted the first images of Jason Isaacs (Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris) as the famous Hollywood legend, and some of them are quite uncanny from the right angle.