Hugh Laurie to star in Apple TV+ thriller series The Wanted Man

Hugh Laurie is set to star in Apple TV+'s The Wanted Man. Thandiwe Newton is also set to star in the drama from Hijack creator George Kay. Multiple Emmy nominee Hugh Laurie stars in the crime thriller The Wanted Man on Apple TV+. The eight-episode series comes from creator and showrunner George Kay (Hijack, Lupin) and his Observatory Pictures, which is co-producing with All3Media's New Pictures (The Long Shadow).



Westworld star Thandiwe Newton also stars, along with Fionn Whitehead, Gina McKee, Hazel Doupe, Elliott Heffernan, and Stephen Dillane.

The Wanted Man centers on Felix Carmichael (Laurie), the head of a London crime syndicate called The Capital. The previously untouchable Felix is ​​eventually captured, but during his captivity he discovers he has been betrayed by someone close to him. As the traitor seeks to dismantle his empire, Felix risks a daring escape to exact revenge, making him a wanted man once again.

Laurie recently appeared in the third season of Apple’s espionage drama Tehran. The former House M.D. actor also starred in Netflix’s All the Light We Cannot See and HBO’s Avenue 5.

Kay is showrunner of The Wanted Man and executive producer, along with Willow Grylls and Matt Sandford. Jakob Verbruggen (Dark Matter (2024), Black Mirror) will direct.