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Suranne Jones to play UK prime minister in The Choice, a new political thriller from Netflix

The series is from Bridge of Spies and Treason writer Matt Charman

Netflix has announced some seriously tasty new TV dramas, and top of our watch list is political thriller The Choice – starring Suranne Jones as the UK PM!

Now THAT is someone who would get our vote…

The popular screen actress, 45, will lead the cast of The Choice which is set to start filming any day now. And the series is one of several very exciting new projects from the streaming service. There’s even a Jamie Dornan drama, where he plays twins… Two Jamie’s? Yep, that gets our backing too!

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Here’s everything you need to know about the new Suranne Jones series The Choice, as well as the other highlights from the Netflix announcement.

Suranne Jones as Anne Lister in Gentleman Jack
Actress Suranne Jones as Anne Lister in Gentleman Jack (Credit: Lookout Point/HBO/Aimee Spinks)

Suranne Jones stars in political thriller The Choice on Netflix

One of TV’s most bankable actresses, Manchester-born Suranne Jones, will lead the cast of The Choice on Netflix. But that’s not all, she is also an executive producer on the series.

The Choice is a political thriller in which Suranne plays a recently-elected UK prime minister Abigail Dalton. She must fight for office thanks to a healthcare crisis.

French actress and two-time Oscar nominee Julie Delpy also stars in the cast of The Choice. She will portray Vivienne Toussaint, the first female French president campaigning for re-election.

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Helen Fear
TV Editor