Toby Jones and David Tennant's anticipated new real-life drama The Hack has confirmed a release date for later this month.
The series focuses on the phone hacking scandal that engulfed News International and saw the News of the World shut down.
The broadcaster has now confirmed that the show will premiere on Wednesday, 24 September at 9pm on ITV1, and will become available beforehand on ITVX.
Described as an "explosive true crime drama" by ITV, The Hack "deftly interweaves two real-life stories, the work of investigative journalist Nick Davies, played by David Tennant, who uncovered evidence of phone hacking at the News of the World".
"And running parallel, the story of the investigation into the unsolved murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan, led by former Met Police detective chief superintendent Dave Cook, played by Robert Carlyle," the synopsis adds.
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Jones takes on the role of The Guardian editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger, while Steve Pemberton portrays Rupert Murdoch, Dougray Scott plays former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and Eve Myles is TV presenter Jacqui Hames.
Other cast members include Rose Leslie, Adrian Lester, Katherine Kelly, Kevin Doyle, Neil Maskell, Lara Pulver, Lee Ingleby, Pip Torrens, Lisa McGrillis and Sean Pertwee.
The Hack has been written by Adolescence's Jack Thorne and Annalisa Dinnella, with the former recently saying that "it was a very, very difficult show to write".
"We were working with the Mr Bates vs The Post Office lot, who are incredible researchers," he told Deadline. "Getting every detail right, and walking the legal minefield of the hacking scandal, was very complicated."
The Hack will premiere on Wednesday, 24 September at 9pm on ITV1, with the show also available on ITVX beforehand.
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