DUBAI: The first trailer of upcoming World War II drama series “SAS: Rogue Heroes,” starring Sofia Boutella, is here.
The six-part show from “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight, which has officially wrapped up filming in the UK and Morocco, is based on Ben Macintyre’s novel of the same name and tells the true events of the formation of the Special Air Service, the British special forces unit during that great conflict.
Directed by Tom Shankland, it is described as a dramatized account of “how the world’s greatest Special Forces unit, the SAS, was formed under extraordinary circumstances in the darkest days of World War II.”
The cast also includes Egyptian star Amir El-Masry. The actor is a two-time BAFTA nominee who made his film debut in Egyptian cinema, following advice given to him by screen legend Omar Sharif.
Boutella and El-Masry star alongside “Sex Education” actor Connor Swindells, “Skins” star Jack O’Connell, Dominic West, who will appear in the newest season of “The Crown,” “Game of Thrones” star Alfie Allen, and English actor Tom Glynn-Carney.
The six-parter will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in 2022. Supplied
The 30-second clip, launched by the BBC this week, opens with a voiceover. “We are a band of oddities, gentlemen, and pirates,” while setting the scene in Cairo, in 1941.
In the trailer, we can see hints of fights, explosions and romance in addition to glimpses of several of the high-profile cast.
It will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in 2022.
The Algiers-born actress takes on the role of Eve, who is one of the series’ leads.
The “Atomic Blonde” actress is one of Hollywood’s busiest stars. Boutella has had at least one movie hit on the big screen since 2016, and is showing no signs of slowing down.
Though she just wrapped up the filming for “SAS: Rogue Heroes,” it’s back to work soon for Boutella, who is set to begin shooting horror flick “Cuckoo” and sci-fi epics “Alpha Gang” and “Rebel Moon” which are all in the pre-production phase.
Today, the US-based actress, who pressed pause on her dancing career to pursue acting, has a number of Hollywood blockbusters under her belt, including “Fahrenheit 451,” “Prisoners of the Ghostland” and “The Mummy,” in which she starred alongside Tom Cruise.