Guerrilla (TV series)

Guerrilla
Showtime poster for Guerrilla
GenreDrama
Written by
Directed by
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Sasha Harris
  • Katie Swinden
  • Idris Elba
  • Michael J. McDonald
  • John Ridley
  • Patrick Spence
  • Tracy Underwood
ProducerYvonne Isimeme Ibazebo
Cinematography
  • Giulio Biccari
  • Ramsey Nickell
  • Ari Wegner
Editors
  • Dan Roberts
  • Sarah Brewerton
  • Tania Reddin
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
  • ABC Signature
  • Green Door Pictures
  • International Famous Players Radio Pictures Corporation
  • Fifty Fathoms Productions
  • Stearns Castle[1]
Original release
Network
Release13 April (2017-04-13) –
18 May 2017 (2017-05-18)
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Guerrilla is a British drama television series set in early 1970s London, against the backdrop of the Immigration Act 1971[2] and British black power movements[3][4] such as the British Black Panthers[3][4] and Race Today Collective.[5] It was written and directed by John Ridley and stars Idris Elba, Freida Pinto and Babou Ceesay in leading roles. Guerrilla debuted on Sky Atlantic on 13 April 2017 and on Showtime on 16 April 2017.[1][6]

  1. ^ a b Vivarelli, Nick (2 August 2016). "Showtime-Sky Miniseries 'Guerrilla' Adds Cast Ahead of London Shoot Start". Variety. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  2. ^ "The Real Guerrillas". jacobinmag.com. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b Dhondy, Farrukh (12 April 2017). "Guerrilla: A British Black Panther's View By Farrukh Dhondy (One Of The Original British Black Panthers)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  4. ^ a b Hughes, Sarah (9 April 2017). "The story of the British Black Panthers through race, politics, love and power". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference obi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Emotional John Ridley responds to race questions at Sky's 'Guerrilla' premiere". screendaily.com. Retrieved 22 May 2017.