BBC Buys War Drama ‘Kabul,’ Featuring Eric Dane in One of His Last Roles
The BBC has acquired thriller series “Kabul,” starring the late Eric Dane and “Tehran’s” Shervin Alenabi, from Mediawan Rights. troops’ withdrawal from...
Key points
- The BBC has acquired thriller series “Kabul,” starring the late Eric Dane and “Tehran’s” Shervin Alenabi, from Mediawan Rights.
- troops’ withdrawal from Afghanistan amid the Taliban’s return to Kabul, follows the chaotic evacuation of various characters including diplomats, soldiers and civilians.
- The synopsis reads: “Kabul, August 15, 2021.
- “‘Kabul’ is a tragedy of the highest stakes,” said Nick Lee, the BBC’s head of program acquisition.
What happened
The BBC has acquired thriller series “Kabul,” starring the late Eric Dane and “Tehran’s” Shervin Alenabi, from Mediawan Rights. troops’ withdrawal from Afghanistan amid the Taliban’s return to Kabul, follows the chaotic evacuation of various characters including diplomats, soldiers and civilians. The synopsis reads: “Kabul, August 15, 2021. “‘Kabul’ is a tragedy of the highest stakes,” said Nick Lee, the BBC’s head of program acquisition. Global politics remain complex, but ‘Kabul’ dramatises the biggest view of history through the smallest window of a human family.” Producers are Fabienne Servan-Schreiber and Charlotte Ortiz at Cinétévé, Matthias Weber and Thibault Gast at 24 25 Films (a Mediawan Company). “Kabul” launches on the BBC’s streaming platform iPlayer on Aug.
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