Sky’s New Drama ‘War’ Pits Elite London Law Firms Against Each Other in High-Profile Divorce Case
The eight-episode series follows rival London law firms as they fight over assets, custody and strategy in a divorce that could make or break their clients.
- On October 1, HBO and HBO Max premiere "War," a new legal drama starring Sienna Miller and Dominic West that depicts the high-profile divorce of a famous actress and tech entrepreneur.
- The split ignites after Carla Duval suspects husband Morgan Henderson of infidelity and enlists an acquaintance to honeytrap him, triggering a legal confrontation between two rival London law firms.
- Cathcarts & Sons, led by St. John Smallwood and Beatrice Ubosi, faces off against Taylor & Byrne, managed by partners Nicholas Taylor and Serena Byrne, both expecting their first child.
- As proceedings escalate, the lawyers become the series' central focus, utilizing ruthless tactics and manipulation to win, proving that love becomes a battlefield when legal teams and media scrutiny collide.
- Created by George Kay, the eight-episode anthology series has already been commissioned for a second season featuring an entirely new cast and legal story, expanding HBO's slate of prestige dramas.
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‘War’ Review: A Terrific Ensemble Helps Land the Divorce Punches In An Entertaining Sienna Miller & Dominic West Legal Drama
Coverage of a celebrity power couple inevitably increases during celebratory milestones such as a wedding or pregnancy. While the tabloids are happy to write about happier times, nothing feeds a media frenzy quite like a messy divorce that devolves into petty point-scoring and weaponizing the press. “War” creator George Kay understands this fascination with a marriage’s dissolution and the pendulum swing between hero and villain in the court of …
War review: Dominic West and Sienna Miller lead best British legal drama in years
With its pert-buttocked lawyer rumpy-pumpy and gay drug-fuelled toilet cubicle canoodling, but not a whisper of a barrister’s wig or glimpse inside a courtroom until its penultimate episode, War is no Rumpole of the Bailey. But nor does it feel like Silk. It goes in a different direction, is a different shape, from North Square. It’s not middle of the road like New Street Law and it diverges dramatically from The Split.In fact, George Kay’s glos…
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