Sky thriller for Tahar Rahim and Izuka Hoyle

Tahar Rahim will star opposite Izuka Hoyle in the Sky Original series Prisoner…

The drama is described by Sky as a “high-stakes action thriller”. The plot follows a principled young prison officer escorting a dangerous, high-value prisoner to court to testify against his elite crime syndicate. Created by screenwriter Matt Charman and directed by Otto Bathurst the series is produced by Binocular in association with Sky Studios.

Tahar Rahim takes on the role of dangerous, high-value prisoner Tibor Stone. Izuka Hoyle stars as Amber Todd, a young principled prison officer who must put her life in Tibor’s hands when their transport convoy is brutally ambushed. As the sole survivors, Amber and Tibor are forced to go on the run. They must work together to reach their destination alive and on time.

Throughout the journey, their relationship twists and turns, with the stakes escalating as the crime syndicate stops at nothing to track them down. Amber can trust no one—least of all the killer she is handcuffed to. But as everything she holds dear hangs in the balance, she must confront an impossible question: what moral lines is she willing to cross?

Eddie Marsan, Catherine McCormack, Leonie Benesch, Finn Bennett, Sam Troughton, Laurie Davidson, Ken Nwosu, Brían F. O’Byrne and Youssef Kerkour round off the cast. The series will be available on Sky in the UK and Ireland, the production received support from the Welsh Government via Creative Wales.