Guerrilla (miniseries)

Guerrilla
Genre	Drama
Written by	John Ridley Misan Sagay
Screenplay by	John Ridley Misan Sagay
Directed by	John Ridley Sam Miller
Starring	Idris Elba Freida Pinto Rory Kinnear Babou Ceesay Bella Dayne Daniel Mays Zawe Ashton Nathaniel Martello-White Brandon Scott Nicholas Pinnock
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer(s)	Sasha Harris Katie Swinden Idris Elba Michael J. McDonald John Ridley Patrick Spence Tracy Underwood
Producer(s)	Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo
Cinematography	Giulio Biccari Ramsey Nickell Ari Wegner
Editor(s)	Dan Roberts Sarah Brewerton Tania Reddin
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	ABC Signature Studios Green Door Pictures Endemol Shine International Fifty Fathoms Productions Stearns Castle
Distributor	Showtime Networks Sky Atlantic
Release
Original network	Showtime (U.S.) Sky Atlantic (UK)
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	13 April 2017 (2017-04-13) – present

Guerrilla is a six-part British drama miniseries that is set in early 1970s London, against the backdrop of the Immigration Act 1971 and British black power movements such as the British Black Panthers and Race Today Collective. The series has been ordered by Sky Atlantic in association with Showtime with a six-episode order. The series stars Idris Elba, Freida Pinto and Babou Ceesay in leading roles. Five episodes are set to be written by John Ridley who will also direct the first two episodes and the finale. Misan Sagay will write episode 5 with Sam Miller directing the other episodes.

A love story set against the backdrop of one of the most politically explosive times in U.K. history. A politically active couple (played by Freida Pinto and Babou Ceesay) have their relationship and values tested, when they liberate a political prisoner and form a radical underground cell in 1970s London.

The show will premiere on 13 April 2017 in the United Kingdom and the 16 April 2017 in the U.S.A. The show was inspired by the political activism of British Black Panther (BBP) members Farrukh Dhondy and Darcus Howe, members of the Race Today Collective. Howe and Dhondy were consultants for the show, while Dhondy was also asked to be a script editor. Ridley also consulted other BBP members, including Neil Kenlock and Leila Hassan. The character Jas Mitra, played by Freida Pinto, was inspired by BBP member Mala Sen, another member of the Race Today Collective.

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