JOE WRIGHT

WRIGHT IS NO STRANGER TO PERIOD DRAMA, having shot a host of acclaimed feature films including Atonement, Pride & Prejudice, Anna Karenina, Darkest Hour and last year’s Cyrano. Now, after starting his career in television (Nature Boy, Bob & Rose) and with an episode of Black Mirror (Nosedive) on his CV, he is returning to the small screen to direct M: Son of the Century – a Sky original series based on Antonio Scurati’s book about the birth of fascism in Italy and Benito Mussolini’s rise to power. Wright will direct all eight episodes of the series, which will star Luca Marinelli and is written by Stefano Bises (Gomorrah) and Davide Serino (1992).