ITV identifies The Hack

ITV identifies The Hack


By Michael Pickard
January 29, 2025

First Look

FIRST LOOK: David Tennant, Robert Carlyle and Toby Jones will star in phone-hacking factual drama The Hack, written by Jack Thorne for ITV and STV in the UK and Stan in Australia.

Set between 2002 and 2012, the drama interweaves two real life stories, the work of investigative journalist Nick Davies (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 (Carlyle). Jones plays former editor-in-chief of The Guardian, Alan Rusbridger (pictured top with Tennant as Davies).

Robert Carlyle as Dave Cook

The cast also includes Rose Leslie, Dougray Scott, Eve Myles, Adrian Lester, Katherine Kelly, Kevin Doyle, Neil Maskell, Lara Pulver, Lee Ingleby, Pip Torrens, Lisa McGrillis, Sean Pertwee, Robert Bathurst, Richard Pepple, Nadia Albina, Phil Davis, Ace Bhatti, Charlie Brooks, and Steve Pemberton.

The Hack will air on ITV and STV and be available for streaming on ITVX and STV Player in the UK. The series is currently in post-production after filming took place in 2024.

It is directed by Lewis Arnold (Time, Sherwood) and is executive produced by Patrick Spence (Mr Bates vs The Post Office) for AC Chapter One.

David Tennant as Nick Davies

Thorne (His Dark Materials, Help, National Treasure) also executive produces alongside Joe Williams (Mr Bates vs The Post Office) for ITV Studios, Arnold and Tennant. Abi Bach (The Honourable Woman, Black Earth Rising) is the series producer.

Annalisa Dinnella (Sex Education, Ralph & Katie) has written one of the episodes and is co-writing two of the episodes with Jack Thorne.

Commissioned by ITV, the drama is an ITV Studios coproduction with Stan in Australia in association with AC Chapter One and One Shoe Films. ITV Studios is also distributing internationally.

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