Prisoner (British TV series)

Prisoner is a British thriller television series created by Matt Charman, directed by Otto Bathurst, and starring Tahar Rahim and Izuka Hoyle. The series premiered on 30 April 2026 on Sky Atlantic.

A prisoner and the prison guard escorting them survive an ambush.

• Tahar Rahim as Tibor Stone

• Izuka Hoyle as Amber Todd

• Leonie Benesch as Nina Drâgus

• Finn Bennett as Olly Hatton

• Laurie Davidson as Declan Dempsey

• Ken Nwosu as Phil Hawkins

• Sam Troughton as Will O'Neill

• Kitty Reed as Jade Butler

• Daniel Betts as Marcus Turner

• Selorm Adonu as Jamal Azumah

• Brían F. O'Byrne as Harrison Dempsey

• Catherine McCormack as Josephine Campbell

• Eddie Marsan as Alex Tebbit

• Steven Elder as Joe Sutherland

• Jessica Barker-Wren as Nancy Howard

• Youssef Kerkour as Miles Zahidi

• Marie Bunel as Carla Dumont

• Michele Austin as Kelly Douglas

The series is written by Matt Charman, who also serves as showrunner. The series is produced by Binocular Productions and received a series order from Sky Television in October 2024. Haleema Mizra is deputy showrunner and writer. The series is directed by Otto Bathurst, with later episodes directed by Pia Strietmann. Executive producers are Charman, Foz Allan, Bathurst, and Adrian Sturges for Sky Studios. Barney Reisz is the series producer.

In February 2025, Tahar Rahim and Izuka Hoyle were announced to lead the cast with Eddie Marsan, Catherine McCormack, Leonie Benesch, Finn Bennett, Sam Troughton, Laurie Davidson, Ken Nwosu, Brían F. O'Byrne, and Youssef Kerkour in supporting roles.

Filming took place in Wales in 2025, with filming locations including Cardiff. Aspects of funding for the series came from the Welsh government.

The six-episode series premiered on 30 April 2026 on Sky Atlantic.

• Prisoner at IMDb