Richard Madden (Game of Thrones, Bodyguard) has been tapped to star in Trauma (working title), a new medical hostage thriller series at Paramount+, from Lionsgate Television and 42 Management & Production. The series will premiere on Paramount+ in all available territories, excluding the UK and Ireland.
The series came together through a co-production model brokered by Lionsgate Television and 42, bringing together Prime Video and Paramount+ for distribution. Lionsgate holds a minority stake in 42. Prime Video and Paramount+ will co-produce.
Series is created by Geoff Bussetil (Slow Horses, Scoop, Skins), who also will write. In Trauma, when terrorists seize a busy London Hospital and take the Prime Minister hostage during surgery, former Royal Marines medic turned ER doctor Jim Marchant (Madden) must fight his way through the building to save everyone inside. As he takes the hospital floor by floor, the balance of power shifts—and the building becomes a deadly battle of strategy, nerve and survival.
The series is directed by Daniel Syrkin (Tehran, MobLand) and produced by Chrissy Skinns (A Spy Among Friends, The Last Kingdom), with 42’s Chris Kennedy serving as co-producer. Madden, Syrkin and 42’s Ben Pugh and Ben Cavey will executive produce.
Madden can next be seen in Netflix’s upcoming series Trinity. Previous credits include Amazon feature Killer Heat and Marvel Studios’ Eternals.
