Two 'Lockerbie' Series Go Head to Head in Competing Prestige Dramas
We've discussed the "Twin Film" phenomenon before here at Telly Visions. In 2022, David Tennant and Benedict Cumberbatch both signed on to play Alexander Litvinenko in dueling miniseries, Litvinenko and Londongrad. That wound up not amounting to much as the former wound up on Sundance Now and the latter Lost on Max over here. However, the latest example looks like a higher profile showdown in the making, as not only is it being produced by high-profile streamers on both sides of the pond, but the two series have the exact same name.
Lockerbie, based on the famous 1988 terrorist bombing, was originally optioned by Sky Max with Peacock, but when that project went dormant, the BBC teamed with Netflix to make their own miniseries by the same name based on the events of the crisis. However, that seems to have lit a fire under its competitors, and now both co-productions have commenced filming, with full casts announced within days of each other.
Peacock and Sky led off with the announcement Colin Firth would lead their five-part miniseries, starring as Dr. Jim Swire, whose daughter was killed on PanAm Flight 103 that fateful day, and who, along with his wife, became the spokesperson for the victims.
