RICHARD MADDEN
JUNE 2025
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What’s new this month? |
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Wednesday 25
June 2025 |
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Richard was spotted in London, on 3 June, by a
paparazzi photographer … so I’m not republishing those photos! And yesterday, it was announced that he has been
engaged for a new project, a military/political thriller called Trinity, for
Netflix. It’s been created by Jed Mercurio,
like Bodyguard, and filming will be based at North Shore Studios in
Vancouver, in western Canada. According to ‘What’s on Netflix’, production
begins on Monday 7 July and will continue until early November. So it’s bye bye to
British shores for the time being … but, as always, I look forward to his
return! |
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Variety: ‘Bodyguard’ Creator Jed Mercurio
Sets Netflix Thriller Series ‘Trinity’ Starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Richard Madden By Joe Otterson
Courtesy of Netflix Netflix has greenlit a new thriller series from Jed Mercurio with Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Richard Madden attached to star. Variety has learned
that the series, titled “Trinity,” has been picked up for eight episodes. The
official logline states, “A heroic female Naval Officer (Mbatha-Raw)
becomes involved with the outwardly charismatic Secretary of Defense (Madden), only to discover he may be at the heart
of a dangerous conspiracy.” Mbatha-Raw’s character is named
Commander Katherine Decker, described as serving “as second-in-command on the
USS Kansas, a nuclear submarine and one of the deadliest weapons on Earth.”
Madden will star in the series as Secretary of Defense
Webb Preston. “With a technology background that makes him different from
most politicians, Webb’s innovation and purpose are seen as a threat in more
ways than one,” per the character description. Mercurio serves as writer,
executive producer, and showrunner on the series
under his Hat Trick Mercurio (HTM) banner. Jimmy Mulville of HTM will also executive produce along with Wendy
Mericle (“Willow,” “Arrow”). Michael Cuesta
(“Dexter,” “Homeland”) will direct and executive produce the first and second
episodes. 20th Television is the studio. The series reunites Mercurio and Madden, as the two previously collaborated
on the hit series “Bodyguard.” Mercurio created
that show with Madden starring. It received widespread acclaim upon its
release, including a Golden Globe win for Madden and an Emmy
nod for best drama series. Mercurio’s other credits
include “Bodies,” “Line of Duty,” and “Critical.” In addition to
“Bodyguard,” Madden is known for starring as Robb Stark in HBO’s “Game of
Thrones” and currently stars in the Amazon spy series “Citadel.” In film,
Madden starred in the Marvel film “Eternals” and has also been in features like
“1917,” “Rocketman,” and Disney’s live-action
“Cinderella.” He is repped by CAA, Anonymous Content, and Sloane Offer. Mbatha-Raw currently stars
in the Apple TV+ series “Surface,” which aired its second season earlier this
year. Her other TV credits include “The Morning Show” at Apple as well as
“Loki” at Disney+, “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance” at Netflix, and the
critically-acclaimed “San Junipero” episode of
“Black Mirror.” She has starred in features such as “Concussion,” the
live-action “Beauty and the Beast,” “A Wrinkle in Time,” and “Misbehaviour.” She is repped by CAA, Curtis Brown Group, Anonymous Content, and
Hansen Jacobson. Mercurio is repped by WME and Jackoway
Austen Tyerman. Mericle
is repped by CAA, Literate, and Hansen Jacobson. 'Bodyguard' Creator Sets Series With Gugu
Mbatha-Raw, Richard Madden |
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Deadline: Gugu
Mbatha-Raw & Richard Madden To Lead Netflix
Drama Series ‘Trinity’ By Rosy Cordero Rosy Cordero Associate Editor, TV
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
(Lift, Surface) and Richard Madden (Bodyguard, Eternals) have been set as the
leads of the new Netflix drama series Trinity. The eight-episode series follows a heroic female
naval officer who becomes involved with the outwardly charismatic Secretary
of Defense, only to discover that he may be at the
heart of a dangerous conspiracy. Mbatha-Raw will play
Commander Katherine Decker. She serves as second-in-command on the USS
Kansas, a nuclear submarine and one of the deadliest weapons on Earth. Madden will play Secretary of Defense
Webb Preston. With a technology background that makes him different from most
politicians, Webb’s innovation and purpose are seen as a threat in more ways
than one. Jed Mercurio
(Bodyguard) is the show’s showrunner, writer and executive
producer. Executive producers include Jimmy Mulville
for Hat Trick Mercurio and Wendy Mericle. Michael Cuesta will direct and executive produce
the first and second episodes of the 20th Television-produced series. Mbatha-Raw currently stars
in and executive produces the Apple TV+ series Surface, a psychological
thriller now in its second season. Her prior TV credits also include Marvel’s
Loki for Disney+, HBO Max’s miniseries The Girl Before, The Morning Show from
Apple TV+, and Netflix’s Black Mirror. She will next be seen on the big
screen in the British crime thriller Fuze,
alongside Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Theo James and Sam Worthington, and The Woman
in Cabin 10, based on the Ruth Ware novel of the same name, working opposite Keira Knightley. Madden is best known for playing Robb Stark in
HBO’s megahit series Game of Thrones in the fantasy drama’s first three
seasons. He previously collaborated with Trinity boss Mercurio
in his Netflix series Bodyguard as David Budd. Most recently, he starred in
Prime Video’s Citadel. On the big screen, he played Ikaris
in Marvel’s Eternals from Chloe Zhao. Gugu Mbatha-Raw & Richard Madden
Cast in Netflix Drama Show 'Trinity' |
Trinity’: Netflix Sets New Thriller Series with Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Richard
Madden to Star
Jed Mercurio leads the
project as showrunner, writer, and executive
producer, with the prolific British writer known for working on well-known
projects like Line of Duty, the
Netflix Original series Bodyguard, and Trigger
Point. He’s producing under his banner, Hat Trick Mercurio Productions. The
synopsis is as follows: “As geopolitical tensions escalate toward crisis, a
heroic female Naval Officer becomes entangled with the outwardly charismatic
and enigmatic Secretary of Defense, only to uncover
that he may be at the center of a dangerous
conspiracy.” Gugu Mbatha-Raw is on board to
star throughout the series as Commander Katherine Decker. Per official
descriptions, “she serves as second-in-command on the USS Kansas, a nuclear
submarine and one of the deadliest weapons on Earth.” This marks
Mbatha-Raw’s sixth major Netflix Original project,
having previously featured in Irreplaceable You, Easy, The
Cloverfield Paradox, Lift, and
of course, The Dark Crystal: Age of
Resistance. She’s also going to be co-starring in the upcoming
Netflix film, The
Woman in Cabin 10. Other well-known credits include Surface and Loki. Co-leading
is Richard Madden as
Secretary of Defense Webb Preston. The official
character description reads, “With a technology background that makes him
different from most politicians, Webb’s innovation and purpose are seen as a
threat in more ways than one.” Best known
for roles on Game of Thrones and Rocket
Man, this serves as Madden’s third major Netflix Original project
following the film Ibiza and
starring in the previously mentioned BBC co-production, Bodyguard. Who’s on
the directing team? Michael Cuesta will
direct the first two episodes in addition to EP duties. The veteran director
has worked on titles like Homeland, Daredevil:
Born Again, and Kill the Messenger. Loren
Yaconelli (The
Walking Dead: Dead City, Shameless) is
also reportedly on board to direct. 20th
Television, which has been collaborating with Netflix more frequently in
recent years, is the studio behind the project. They’re behind Netflix’s
upcoming series The
Beast in Me and are also the same studio behind Nobody Wants This Season 2, set for an October 2025 return. Production
is set to begin imminently and is planned to start in Vancouver at North
Shore Studios on July 7th, with a four-month shoot scheduled to wrap on
November 5th, 2025. Casting directors for the project include Corinne
Clark, Jennifer Page, and Julie Tucker. 'Trinity': Netflix Sets New Thriller Series With Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Richard
Madden to Star |
TV fans are already sold on Line of Duty
creator’s new Netflix thriller
By Joel Harley Published June
26, 2025 5:02pm Updated June
26, 2025 5:03pm |
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Richard Madden starred
in the most-watched series of 2018, created by Line of Duty boss Jed Mercurio (Picture: BBC) |
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Line of
Duty creator Jed Mercurio has begun work on a new
TV thriller for Netflix, starring Richard Madden. The pair previously
collaborated on the 2018 miniseries Bodyguard, which starred the
former Game of Thrones actor as a protection officer for politician
Julia Montague (Keeley Hawes). Showrunner Mercurio followed this
with perhaps his best known work – the hit series Line of Duty, which
ran on the BBC from 2012 to 2021. Mercurio will reunite with
Madden for the forthcoming thriller Trinity, which he
will also write and executive produce. The
eight-part series will also star Gugu
Mbatha-Raw, who plays nuclear submarine
commander Decker. Becoming involved with shady defence secretary Webb Preston
(played by the former Game of Thrones star), she grows
increasingly convinced that there’s a conspiracy afoot. Knowing Mercurio’s work as we do, twists will ensue. |
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Madden will star as
defence secretary Webb Preston (Picture: Getty Images) |
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Reacting
to news of the series being greenlit, fans shared
their thoughts on Trinty’s potential over social
media. ‘Gugu + Madden = must-see spy action, Netflix. Hype!’ exclaimed TrpstrLeonOG on X. ‘The casting director
cooked with these two,’ said Joe_Teffo. ‘You got me at Richard Madden. Bring it on!’ commented deereads_novels. ‘Sold,’ said EggFlip, over on Reddit. ‘Here for this,’
agreed Logical-Balance1975. Only a
synopsis for the series has been released so far, reading: ‘A heroic female
naval officer becomes involved with the outwardly charismatic secretary of
defence, only to discover he may be at the heart of a dangerous conspiracy.’ Loki star Mbatha-Raw will play naval officer Decker, while Madden
appears as the mysterious defense secretary. With Mercurio on showrunner duties,
he will share executive producer responsibilities with Hat Trick Studios’
Jimmy Mulville. Meanwhile,
the first two episodes will be written and directed by Daredevil: Born Again
and Dexter director Michael Cuesta. Earlier this year,
star Martin Compston added fuel to the fire when he
weighed in on rumours that a seventh series of the crime drama was
in the works. ‘We’re
always talking about possibilities and schedules and whatnot,’ he told The
Sun. However,
he immediately dampened the flames by admitting: ‘Everybody’s got stuff going
on at the minute, so I think anything, unfortunately, would be a way off.’ |
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Fans remain hopeful
that Bodyguard will return for a second series (Picture: BBC) |
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Elsewhere,
others have held out hope that Bodyguard might return for a second series. When the first season
was released, Mercurio said that he would
‘absolutely’ bring the show back for a second series. While that
never emerged, producer Simon Heath teased as recently as 2021 that
it might one day still be made. ‘Bodyguard
is a big beast to put back together. I’m reasonably confident we will see it
in due course,’ he told Metro.co.uk. ‘With Line
Of Duty, again, we don’t know whether season six will be the last,’ he added. Will
Trinity fill the void? TV fans are already sold on Line of Duty creator's new
Netflix thriller | Metro News |
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