US network Epix has become the first international buyer of Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight’s BBC1 drama SAS: Rogue Heroes.
Epix struck the deal with distributor Banijay Rights for the six-parter, which is produced by Banijay-backed Kudos alongside Knight’s indie Nebulastar and tells the story of how the SAS was formed under extraordinary circumstances in World War Two.Developed for TV by Knight from a book penned by Ben Macintyre, the series stars Dominic West, Jack O’Connell, Sex Education’s Connor Swindells and Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones), with Swindells leading as a founder SAS member who becomes convinced that traditional commando units don’t work and creates a radical plan that flies in the face of accepted rules of modern
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