Lena Góra To Lead Opposite Joel Kinnaman In TNT Miniseries ‘Debriefing The President’

EXCLUSIVE: Lena Góra has joined the forged of the four-hour TNT miniseries Debriefing The President because the co-lead reverse Joel Kinnaman. She has taken at the function of Polly Stevens, the feminine lead at the challenge lately taking pictures in Cairo, assets inform Deadline.

Polly is a colleague of Kinnaman’s real-life CIA analyst John Nixon, whose e book of the similar title impressed the collection. Rhona Mitra was once in the beginning hooked up to play Polly, however has since departed the collection for unknown causes.

Debriefing the President is a restricted collection that tells the tale of CIA analyst John Nixon (Kinnaman), who turned into the primary American to undoubtedly determine and interrogate Saddam Hussein following the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The collection delves into Nixon’s private adventure as he grapples with the complexities of his challenge (2003-2006). Through his interactions with Saddam, Nixon good points a deeper figuring out of the Iraqi dictator, the possible penalties of the invasion, and the humanitarian and geopolitical turmoil that will ensue.

Set to premiere later this 12 months, the display marks TNT’s first scripted collection greenlight for the reason that Warner Bros.-Discovery merger of 2022, and is derived as a part of the community’s renewed center of attention on top rate tournament programming. It’s directed via Krzysztof Skonieczny and exec produced via Alexander Rodnyansky, Kinnaman, Stuart Manashil, Michael Kupisk, Peter Gerwe, Shelley Browning, and Leslie Greif. Cristi Bostanescu and Eric Tomosunas function manufacturers.

Debriefing the President explores issues of reality, justice, the load of historical past, and the private {and professional} sacrifices made within the pursuit of nationwide safety.

Góra’s new gig arrives following the luck of her new MAX suspense mystery collection, The Eastern Gate. Since its premiere, it has set a number of information for its streamer. As we reported in March, Season 1 has ranked because the second-most watched scripted identify in Europe this 12 months, trailing simplest The White Lotus Season 3, and attracted the most important target audience for an EMEA authentic since Max’s release in June ultimate 12 months, as a part of the streamer’s ongoing world rollout. The display was once renewed for a moment season

Góra not too long ago co-wrote, produced, and acted within the movie Roving Woman, directed via Michal Chmielewski and government produced via Wim Wenders. She additionally co-wrote and starred within the movie Imago, which screened at Cannes. For her efficiency, she garnered a Best Actress win on the Gdynia Film Festival (Poland’s model of Cannes). Next up is the challenge Erupcja along Charli XCX, produced via Jeremy O. Harris.