Kenneth Branagh Is a Dead Ringer For Boris Johnson in First Trailer for This England
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That's the real Boris Johnson on the left, Branagh's Boris Johnson on the right. (Photos: Everett Collection/Sky TV)A version of this story originally appeared on our sister site TV Tattle.
If they hadn't told us it was Kenneth Branagh playing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Sky TV's new teaser trailer for This England, we'd have never guessed.
#ThisEngland, based on Boris Johnson’s tumultuous first months as UK Prime Minister starring BAFTA and Academy Award-winner Kenneth Branagh. #UnmissableSky pic.twitter.com/h6rNkyvcjd
— Sky TV (@skytv) May 18, 2022The two-time Academy Award winner stars in the upcoming limited series recounting Johnson's tuumultuous first year in office amid the early stages of COVID-10 pandemic.
The series was co-written by Michael Winterbottom, who was attached to direct all five episodes before stepping back midway through production in March.
This England is set to air on Sky TV this fall. Sky has yet to announce a US distributor for the series.
TOPICS: This England, Boris Johnson, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Winterbottom