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Benedict Cumberbatch to Play Poisoned KGB Agent Alexander Litvinenko in HBO Limited Series (EXCLUSIVE)

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Joe Otterson TV ReporterBenedict Cumberbatch is set to star in the limited series “Londongrad” currently in development at HBO, Variety has learned exclusively.Based on the book “The Terminal Spy” by Alan Cowell, the series tells the true story of Alexander Litvinenko, the KGB agent and later defector killed by poisoning with the radioactive isotope polonium-210 in 2006 in England.

Cumberbatch will star as Litvinenko and will also serve as an executive producer on the project under his Sunnymarch banner.David Scarpa is writing “Londongrad” and will also executive produce.

Bryan Fogel will direct and executive produce via Orwell Productions. Len Amato of Crash&Salvage will executive produce as well alongside Adam Ackland and Claire Marshall.

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