Produced by Fifty Fathoms and co-produced by ABC Signature for Sky Atlantic in the UK and Showtime in the US, Guerrilla is distributed outside the UK and North America by Endemol Shine International

Academy Award winner John Ridley (American Crime, 12 Years a Slave) will write with Misan Sagay, direct with Sam Miller and executively produce Guerrilla which centres on a couple whose passion propels them into making the leap from political activism to radical militancy

Idris Elba will both appear and executively produce Guerrilla, through his company Green Door Pictures Endemol Shine International stated the leading talent from the highly anticipated 6 x 60 drama series, Guerrilla will be representing the show at MIPCOM 2016. Screen Actors Guild Award winner Freida Pinto and Babou Ceesay will be in Cannes promoting the new British drama Guerrilla.

Cathy Payne, CEO of Endemol Shine International comments; “We’re incredibly proud to be distributing Guerrilla and are thrilled that stars of the calibre of  Freida and Babou are able to join us at MIPCOM to help promote this absorbing and emotional drama.”

Commissioned for Sky by Head of Drama Anne Mensah and Director of Sky Atlantic Zai Bennett, the series will be a co-production between Fifty Fathoms and ABC Signature. Alongside John Ridley through his company International Famous Players Radio Picture Corporation, the executive producers will be Patrick Spence and Katie Swinden for Fifty Fathoms, Tracy Underwood for ABC Signature, Idris Elba for Green Door Pictures and Michael McDonald for Stearns Castle.