{"id":15118,"date":"2016-04-20T19:26:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T19:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/?p=15118"},"modified":"2016-04-20T19:26:00","modified_gmt":"2016-04-20T19:26:00","slug":"idris-elba-john-ridley-headed-to-showtime-for-mini-series-guerrilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/20\/idris-elba-john-ridley-headed-to-showtime-for-mini-series-guerrilla\/","title":{"rendered":"Idris Elba, John Ridley Headed to Showtime for Mini-Series, \u2018Guerrilla\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>John Ridley is continuing his quest to energize the landscape of television with socially relevant stories that don\u2019t sugarcoat the consequences that erupt from careless negligence.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>American Crime<\/em> creator is collaborating with Golden Globe winner Idris Elba on a limited series \u2013 <em>Guerrilla &#8211;<\/em> that will air on Showtime in the U.S. and on Sky Atlantic in the U.K.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/john-ridley-idris-elba-guerrilla-showtime.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15119\" src=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/john-ridley-idris-elba-guerrilla-showtime.jpg\" alt=\"john-ridley-idris-elba-guerrilla-showtime\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/john-ridley-idris-elba-guerrilla-showtime.jpg 670w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/john-ridley-idris-elba-guerrilla-showtime-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>Guerrilla<\/em> will transport viewers to 1970\u2019s London \u2013 a period that is noted for its intense political strife which exacts searing repercussions on a couple who are heavily involved in the underground movement that helps to facilitate the freedom of a political prisoner. The story will capture the efforts of the radical group as they work to dismantle the intelligence unit \u2013 Black Power Desk \u2013 that is tasked with eradicating organizations promoting the mission of black activism.<\/p>\n<p>The film is slated to begin production in London later this summer and Elba will not only star but also serve as executive producer through his production company \u2013 Green Door Pictures.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to sharing producing duties \u2013 Ridley is committed to writing most of the episodes of the mini-series as well as helming the first two.<\/p>\n<p>As mentioned earlier, Ridley\u2019s dedication to producing quality stories for the small screen has been quite evident via his partnership with ABC Studios where he recently extended his deal for three years.<\/p>\n<p><em>American Crime<\/em> \u2013 which just ended its second season has been consistently praised by critics and amassed 10 Primetime Emmy Award nominations last year \u2013 including one for actress Regina King who ended up winning the outstanding supporting actress in a miniseries or movie.<\/p>\n<p>Elba is no stranger to television thanks to memorable roles in HBO\u2019s past gem <em>The Wire<\/em> and the British procedural drama <em>Luther<\/em>. He also enjoyed much-deserved recognition for his award-winning performance in Netflix\u2019s <em>Beasts of No Nation<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>His next roles will be in the upcoming <em>Star Trek: Beyond<\/em> and <em>The Dark Tower, <\/em>co-starring\u00a0Oscar-winner Matthew McConaughey.<\/p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Ridley is continuing his quest to energize the landscape of television with socially relevant stories that don\u2019t sugarcoat the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[209,1,38,6],"tags":[2918,2323,2294,2916,34,527,2401,1886,1597,1835,1376,118,2917],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Idris Elba, John Ridley Headed to Showtime for Mini-Series, \u2018Guerrilla\u2019 - MyTrendyBuzz<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Idris Elba, John Ridley partner for 1970&#039;s drama, &#039;Guerrilla&#039; for Showtime\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/20\/idris-elba-john-ridley-headed-to-showtime-for-mini-series-guerrilla\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Idris Elba, John Ridley Headed to Showtime for Mini-Series, \u2018Guerrilla\u2019 - 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