Written by Peter Kosminsky the new British near-future thriller series ‘The Undeclared War’ is set to release in the United States exclusively on Peacock. The plot of the series is set in the year 2024 and deals with a leading team of a number of analysts.
From under the heart of GCHQ, they are secretly trying to prevent a cyber attack from foreign countries that threatens the electoral system of their country.
The series premiered on June 30, 2022, on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. It scored 82% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The cast members of the series include Hannah Khalique-Brown, Simon Pegg, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Edward Holcroft, Adrian Lester, Alex Jennings, Mark Rylance, Kerry Godilman, German Segal, Joss Porter, Tinatin Dalakishvili, etc who have also starred in other series and The Undeclared War.
Let’s find out more about the cast members of The Undeclared
Simon Pegg:
As Danny Patrick in the series, we see English actor and comedian Simon John Pegg. From 1995 to 1998 he played Jools in a British comedy tv show ‘Faith in the Future’.
In the British tv sitcom ‘Spaced’ he was cast in the lead role of Tim Bisley from 1999 to 2001.
Other series in which he starred are ‘Asylum’, ‘I’m Alan Partridge’, ‘Tube Tales’, ‘Hippies’, ‘Randall & Hopkirk’, ‘Brass Eye’, ‘Band of Brothers, ‘Dr. Terrible’s House of Horrible’, ‘Look Around You’, ‘Linda Green’, ‘Black Books’, ‘I Am Not an Animal’, ‘Look Around You’, ‘Doctor Who, ‘Doctor Who Confidential’, ‘Robot Chicken’, ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars, ‘Phineas and Ferb’, ‘Mob City, ‘Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja’, ‘The Boys’, ‘The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, ‘Archer’, ‘Truth Seekers’, ‘The Boys Presents: Diabolical’, ‘The Undeclared War’.
His films include ‘Shaun of the Dead’, ‘The League of Gentlemen’s Apocalypse’, ‘Mission: Impossible III’, ‘Grindhouse’, ‘The Good Night’, ‘Hot Fuzz’, ‘Run Fatboy Run’, ‘How to Lose Friends and Alienate People’, ‘Star Trek’, ‘Burke & Hare’, ‘Paul’, ‘Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol’, ‘A Fantastic Fear of Everything, ‘Star Trek Into Darkness, ‘Hector and the Search for Happiness, ‘Man Up’, ‘Mission: Impossible- Rogue Nation, ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens, ‘Star Trek Beyond’, ‘Ready Player One’, ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’, ‘Slaughterhouse Rulez’, ‘Lost Transmissions’, ‘Inheritance’ etc.
In the upcoming films Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ and ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two’ he will be reprising his role as Benji Dunn.
Maisie Richardson-Sellers-
Another primary cast member of the series is British actress Maisie Richardson-Sellers who plays the role of Kathy Freeman. From 2014 to 2015 and in 2017 she starred in the recurring role of Rebekah Mikaelson/ Eva Sinclair in the fantasy supernatural series ‘The Originals’.
In 2016 she was cast in the leading role of Michal in the American tv series ‘Of Kings and Prophets’.
From 2016 to 2020 she starred as Amaya Jiwe/ Vixen in Season 2 and 3 and as Charlie/ Clotho in Season 4 and 5 of the time travel superhero series ‘Legends of Tomorrow’. She also portrayed Chloe Winthrop in the popular films ‘The Kissing Booth 2’ and ‘The Kissing Booth 3’ in 2020 and 2021.
Edward Holcroft:
As James Cox, we see English actor Edward Patrick Holcroft in the series. In 2015 he starred as Alistair Turner or”Alex” in BBC Two’s British American miniseries ‘London Spy’.
In Mary Harron’s Canadian miniseries ‘Alias Grace’ that is adapted from the same named novel by Margaret Atwood he was cast as a psychiatrist named Dr. Simon Jordan in 2017.
In 2020 he portrayed the main character of Arthur Kinnaird in the British historical sports series ‘The English Game’. He also appeared in the series ‘Wolf Hall’ and ‘Gunpowder’.
His films include ‘Vampire Academy’, ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service, ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’, ‘The Sense of an Ending’, ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle, ‘Kindred’, ‘And Hill of Vision’.
Adrian Lester:
British actor cum director Adrian Lester plays the role of Andrew Makinde in the series. From 2004 to 2012 he played the role of Mickey Stone in the British crime drama series ‘Hustle‘.
In 2019 in the role of Conrad Grantchester he was cast in the American miniseries ‘The Rook’. The next year he starred in the series regular role of David Aston in BBC One’s tv series ‘Life’.
The other series in which he appeared in minor roles are ‘A Sort of Innocence’, ‘Boon’, ‘The Bill’, ‘Soldier Soldier, ‘Silent Witness’, ‘Jason and the Argonauts, ‘Girlfriends’, ‘Afterlife’, ‘The Ghost Squad’, ‘Being Human’, ‘Bonekickers’, ‘Merlin’, ‘Robot Chicken’, ‘Red Band Society’, ‘London Spy’, ‘Undercover’, ‘Riviera’, ‘Curfew’, ‘Staged’, ‘Trigger Point’.
Lester was cast in films such as ‘Les Soeurs Soleil’, ‘Primary Colors’, ‘Maybe Baby’, ‘Born Romantic’, ‘The Final Curtain’, ‘As You Like It’, ‘Scenes of a S*xual Nature’, ‘Doomsday’, ‘Jimi: All Is by My Side’, ‘Grey Lady’, ‘Euphoria’, ‘Mary Queen of Scots.
He won a Laurence Olivier Award for hai role in ‘Company’. He also received accolades for his theater performance.
