Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Richard Madden to Star in Netflix Thriller ‘Trinity’

Netflix is going inside the Pentagon with its latest series order.

The streamer has picked up Trinity , a thriller from Bodyguard creator Jed Mercurio and Disney's 20th Television. Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Richard Madden (who starred in Bodyguard ) will play the lead roles as a U.S. Navy officer and the secretary of defense.

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Mbatha-Raw (Apple TV's Surface and The Morning Show ) will play Commander Katherine Decker, the second in command of the USS Kansas, a nuclear submarine. Katherine becomes involved with Secretary of Defense Webb Preston (Madden), then discovers "he may be at the heart of a dangerous conspiracy," per the show's logline.

Madden's character is described as having a background in tech, making him different from most politicians, and his drive for innovation is seen as a threat.

Mercurio's Bodyguard scored a pair of Emmy nominations (best drama series and best writing for a drama) in 2019. Mercurio's credits as a writer and producer also include the BBC's Line of Duty (which streams on Acorn TV in the U.S.) and Bodies and ITV's Trigger Point . He will executive produce Trinity with Jimmy Mulville of Hat Trick Productions and Wendy Mericle. Michael Cuesta ( Homeland, Dexter ) will direct and executive produce the first two episodes.  

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