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Kenneth Branagh Is Unrecognizable As Boris Johnson In First Image From COVID-19 Series

Check out the first image from Sky's upcoming limited series about the pandemic.

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The first image of Kenneth Branagh as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson from the upcoming coronavirus limited series has arrived. In the image, released by Sky, Branagh is basically unrecognizble due to some incredible makeup and hairstyling work.

The show is called This Sceptred Isle, and it's in production at the British studio Sky; there will be five episodes in total. The series will look into the early days of the COVID-19 virus and touch on how Johnson and his administration faced the pandemic.

Michael Winterbottom (24 Hour Party People) is directing the series from a script he co-wrote with Kieron Quirke (Defending the Guilty). It's scheduled to premiere in Fall 2022.

"The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic will be remembered forever," Winterbottom said in a statement. "A time when the country came together to battle an invisible enemy. A time when people were more aware than ever of the importance of community."

Branagh has earned five Academy Award nominations over the years and recently starred in Christopher Nolan's Tenet.

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