Sky greenlights nuclear bomb thriller series from pulse films

Sky has greenlighted a high-stakes thriller about a nuclear bomb from Pulse Films starring _Game of Thrones_‘_ _Alfie Allen. Allen is joined by Shazad Latif (_Star Trek: Discovery, What’s

Love Got To Do With It_) and Emmy-winner Samira Wiley (_The Handmaid’s Tale, Orange is the New Black_) in _Atomic, _which is penned by Gregory Burke (_Rebus) _and directed by Shariff Korver

(_Temple)._ Filming will commence this month in Morocco on the series, in which_ _Max (Allen) and Mohammed (Latif), two unlikely friends – and even less likely heroes – become swept up in a

cartel’s plot to transport uranium across North Africa. The pair face a monumental decision: save themselves or risk everything to prevent a nuclear bomb getting into the wrong hands.

Pursued by Cassie Elliott (Wiley) – a highly skilled CIA agent whose life mission is to prevent terrorists from acquiring a nuclear bomb – along with MI6 and a network of traffickers, Max

and Mohammed find themselves in the absurd situation of, for once, having to be the good guys.  The series is inspired by the non-fiction book _Atomic Bazaar _by Vanity Fair journalist

William Langewiesche. It is the first from Vice Media Group-owned _Gangs of London _producer Pulse since Vice unveiled its new creative structure for the global production business. WATCH ON

DEADLINE “I am thrilled to bring the world of _Atomic_ to life with the brilliant director Shariff Korver and such a wonderful cast,” said Burke. “It is a story about the terrifying

prospect of a world where nuclear weapons are easier to acquire than ever before, and about the infinite possibilities that exist within the best of us and the worst of us.” _Atomic_ is

written by Burke, with Jiwon Lee, Clare McQuillan and Ishy Din on the writing team. The series is directed by Korver and the series producer is Peter McAleese. EPs are Jamie Hall and Judy

Counihan for Pulse Films, Megan Spanjian for Sky Studios, and Thomas Benski, Burke and Sam Hoyle. NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution will handle international sales of the series.   Allen,

who played Theon Greyjoy in _Game of Thrones, _is represented by The Artists Partnership, CAA and Untitled Entertainment. Latif is represented by Lou Coulson Associates, CAA and Principal

Entertainment LA. Wiley is repped by Innovative Artists and Johnson Shapiro Slewett Kole law firm.