Patrick J. Adams leads an upcoming Netflix series about the Lockerbie disaster in the first images fromThe Bombing of Pan Am 103. The upcoming Netflix/BBC series follows the previously untold story of the joint Scottish-U.S. investigation into the 1988 terrorist attack that claimed 270 lives when a bomb detonated on a flight traveling from Heathrow to JFK.Suitsstar Patrick J. Adams leads the castalongside Connor Swindells, Merritt Wever, Peter Mullan, Tony Curran, Douglas Hodge, Eddie Marsan, and many more.
Now, viaDeadline, Netflix/BBC have released severalfirst-look images fromThe Bombing of Pan Am 103. The images show Patrick J. Adams' character investigating the incident and discussing the case with Merritt Wever’s character in front of the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, D.C. Another image shows Connor Swindells' character sitting at a desk, looking pensive. Check out the three images in the slideshow below:
What The Bombing Of Pan Am 103 Images Mean For The Show
It’s The Second Series About The Lockerbie Disaster This Year
Though there have been several films and TV shows about the terror attack over the years, both documentary and scripted,The Bombing of Pan Am 103is the second series about the Lockerbie disaster this year, afterPeacock/Sky’sLockerbie: A Search For Truth. That limited series starred the Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth as Jim Swire, a father whose daughter was one of the passengers killed on Pan Am Flight 103, and embarks on a subsequent search for justice in the aftermath of the event.
Lockerbie True Story: Pan Am Flight 103’s Bombing & Jim Swire’s Lobbying For The Case Explained
Lockerbie: A Search for Truth tells the shocking true story of the deadliest terrorist attack in British history. What really happened?
WhileLockerbie: A Search For Truthfocused on a father’s quest for justice,The Bombing of Pan Am 103will focus on the investigative side of the terror attack, leading all the way up to the modern day during this year’s trial of Abu Agila Masud, who is accused of constructing the bomb. Today, Abdulbasset Al Megrahi remains the sole individual convicted in relation to the terror attack. This is more of an untold side of the story, which hasn’t been covered as much by past films and TV shows.
Our Take On The Bombing Of Pan Am 103 Images
What To Expect From The Show
It seems thatThe Bombing of Pan Am 103will delve deep into the intricate investigation that followed the terror attack, spotlighting the joint efforts of Scottish and U.S. authorities. The show will likely explore the painstaking forensic work, intelligence gathering, and geopolitical tensions that shaped the case. Key figures, such as Patrick J. Adams and Merritt Wever’s characters, may be based on real-life agents who pieced together the plot.The Bombing of Pan Am 103should trace the decades-long pursuit of justice, culminating in the recent trial of Abu Agila Masud.
