Richard Madden to star in action thriller series Trauma

Actor Richard Madden will star in a new high-stakes action thriller series titled "Trauma," which has been greenlit for production and will begin filming in October 2026. The series, a co-production involving Lionsgate Television, 42 Management Production, Prime Video, and Paramount, will see Madden play a former Royal Marines medic turned emergency room doctor who must save a London hospital seized by terrorists.

Madden will portray Jim Marchant, a doctor whose past is violently resurrected when terrorists storm a busy London hospital and take the Prime Minister hostage during a critical surgery. Trapped inside, Marchant must use his unique combination of military training and medical expertise to fight his way through the building floor by floor, navigating shifting alliances and strategic mind games to rescue patients, staff, and the nation's leader.

The series was created and written by Geoff Bussetil, whose previous credits include "Slow Horses" and "Scoop." Daniel Syrkin, known for directing "Tehran," will direct and executive produce. Madden will also serve as an executive producer alongside Syrkin, Ben Pugh, and Ben Cavey of 42. Chrissy Skinns will produce, with Chris...