George Kay (writer)
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George Kay is an English screenwriter.[1] He wrote and co-created the international Netflix series Criminal and Lupin, and the Apple TV+ thriller Hijack, starring Idris Elba,[2] as well as writing and executive-producing the 2022 television series Litvinenko. He has also worked on the shows Stag, My Mad Fat Diary, The Hour, The Tunnel, and the first season of Killing Eve.[3][4]
Whilst a teenage student at Wellington College, Berkshire, Kay met director Jim Field Smith, with whom he often collaborates.[5]
Whilst writing the script for Litvinenko, Kay had access to transcripts of Alexander Litvinenko's eighteen hours of deathbed interviews with the Metropolitan Police.[6] Litvinenko's widow, Marina, and the Metropolitan Police supported the production of the series.[7] The show has been sold to over eighty international territories.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "George Kay, Meet the Writers 322 – Radio". Monocle. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ Whittock, Jesse (21 April 2022). "Idris Elba to Lead Apple TV+ Thriller Series 'Hijack' from 'Lupin' Writer George Kay". Deadline. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ viapiuser (26 April 2017). "George Kay". Variety. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Speakers | George Kay | London Screenwriters' Festival 2023". Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "George Kay, Meet the Writers 322 – Radio". Monocle. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ Willix, Pierra (8 December 2022). "Litvinenko writer admits Alexander's wife watching ITVX drama is 'nerve-racking'". Metro. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Litvinenko writer explains change of lead actor and genre each episode". Radio Times. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ Foreman, Liza (17 October 2022). "ITV Studios Sells 'Litvinenko' to 80-Plus Territories". Variety. Retrieved 18 December 2022.