EXCLUSIVE: Lena Góra has joined the forged of the four-hour TNT miniseries Debriefing The President because the co-lead reverse Joel Kinnaman. She has taken on the position of Polly Stevens, the feminine lead on the undertaking presently taking pictures in Cairo, sources inform Deadline.
Polly is a colleague of Kinnaman’s real-life CIA analyst John Nixon, whose guide of the identical title impressed the collection. Rhona Mitra was initially hooked up to play Polly, however has since departed the collection for unknown causes.
Debriefing the President is a restricted collection that tells the story of CIA analyst John Nixon (Kinnaman), who grew to become the primary American to positively establish and interrogate Saddam Hussein following the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The collection delves into Nixon’s private journey as he grapples with the complexities of his mission (2003-2006). Via his interactions with Saddam, Nixon positive factors a deeper understanding of the Iraqi dictator, the potential penalties of the invasion, and the humanitarian and geopolitical turmoil that might ensue.
Set to premiere later this yr, the present marks TNT’s first scripted collection greenlight because the Warner Bros.-Discovery merger of 2022, and comes as a part of the community’s renewed deal with premium occasion programming. It’s directed by Krzysztof Skonieczny and exec produced by Alexander Rodnyansky, Kinnaman, Stuart Manashil, Michael Kupisk, Peter Gerwe, Shelley Browning, and Leslie Greif. Cristi Bostanescu and Eric Tomosunas function producers.
Debriefing the President explores themes of reality, justice, the burden of historical past, and the non-public {and professional} sacrifices made within the pursuit of nationwide safety.
Góra’s new gig arrives following the success of her new MAX suspense thriller collection, The Japanese Gate. Since its premiere, it has set a number of information for its streamer. As we reported in March, Season 1 has ranked because the second-most watched scripted title in Europe this yr, trailing solely The White Lotus Season 3, and attracted the most important viewers for an EMEA unique since Max’s launch in June final yr, as a part of the streamer’s ongoing international rollout. The present was renewed for a second season
Góra just lately co-wrote, produced, and acted within the movie Roving Lady, directed by Michal Chmielewski and government produced by Wim Wenders. She additionally co-wrote and starred within the movie Imago, which screened at Cannes. For her efficiency, she garnered a Finest Actress win on the Gdynia Movie Pageant (Poland’s model of Cannes). Subsequent up is the undertaking Erupcja alongside Charli XCX, produced by Jeremy O. Harris.
