Idris Elba hosts BBC documentary about knife crime epidemic in Britain

DOCUMENTARY

“Hijack” star Idris Elba is expected to film a new documentary for the series BBC Exploring the British academic on knife crime. In “Idris Elba: A Year of Knife Crime” (working title), the star explores the reality of knife crime and possible solutions to solve it. As part of the documentary, he speaks to criminals, survivors, the police and even Prime Minister Keir Starmer He also explored his own life choices, which led him down a very different path.

“Many people dismiss knife crime as something that doesn't affect them and assume it's an urban, black and brown gang-related problem – but that couldn't be further from the truth,” Elba said. “White, middle-class and rural areas are also affected, the perpetrators are getting younger and fear is spreading. I hope our film will help change these stereotypes and encourage everyone to confront one of the biggest challenges of our time. It’s been a tough year for me – but I’m hopeful.”

The 60-minute documentary is produced by Elba's production company 22Summerwhich he founded together with producer Diene Petterle and which was directed by Ben Steele (“Bad Surgeon”). A release date has not yet been set, but in the UK the documentary will air on the BBC and iPlayer.

PRODUCTION

Sony Pictures Television (“SPT”) has launched a new production company based in Belfast Hot sauceled by journalists and drama creatives Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson, best known as the writer of the BBC drama The Salisbury Poisonings.

Lawn and Patterson continue to be represented by United Agents in the UK and WME in the US