Good Omens' Michael Sheen announces new project with BBC
actor is re-teaming with writer James Graham following their success with the ITV dramaThe series is based around the Driscoll family as they face the terrifying prospect of having to leave the country they've called home during civil unrest.
The Driscolls must overcome numerous dangers and the comforts of their old lives as they adapt to a new world of hardships and cruelty.was created for the BBC by Sheen, Graham and documentarian Adam Curtis , and will be filmed in Port Talbot in Wales later this year. "I’m such an admirer of Adam and James’ work, so to create this project with them in these extraordinary times has been thrilling," Sheen said.
"I’m so excited to be telling this global story through the prism of my hometown and its community as we dig into the rollercoaster ride of our recent past and the mysterious depths that lay beneath.” Graham added:"Working with Michael Sheen and Adam Curtis on building this story has been one of those 'pinch-me' moments in the life of a writer."To tell a story set in Michael’s home community, and tapping into all the political and social themes of the moment – strikes, division, chaos and a loss of control – all while infusing it, we hope, with humour, magic and imagination has been the most creatively satisfying experience.
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