In 1988, a terrorist attack on a scheduled flight claimed 270 lives, making it the worst attack ever on British soil. The bomb incident has also occupied the creative imagination. After several documentaries and a Peacock drama series with Colin Firth, Netflix has now come up with another British drama series about the attack, The Bombing of Pan Am 103.
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The series follows how the local police and the FBI do everything they can in the aftermath of the attack to find the terrorists who planned the attack. In the meantime, the victims’ relatives are processing what happened on the fatal December day.
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This six-part series was previously published by the BBC broadcast on English television and now has an international audience via Netflix. The leading roles are played by Connor Swindells, Merritt Wever (Severance), Suits star Patrick J. Adams and Lauren Lyle (of Outlander fame). Scottish veteran Peter Mullan and Eddie Marsan (Still Life) are also part of the cast.
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The Bombing of Pan Am 103 will be on July 30 appear on Netflix. You can browse through the streaming service’s documentary offerings via our database.
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