Overview
- First-look images show Joseph Fiennes returning as Gareth Southgate alongside Jodie Whittaker as team psychologist Pippa Grange.
- The BBC confirms the drama will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in 2026, with an exact date still to be announced.
- The ensemble features Will Antenbring as Harry Kane, Jason Watkins as Greg Dyke, Daniel Ryan as Steve Holland, Sam Spruell as fictional coach Mike Webster, and John Hodgkinson as Greg Clarke.
- Several players are portrayed by actors reprising their stage roles, including Adam Hugill as Harry Maguire, Josh Barrow as Jordan Pickford and Lewis Shepherd as Dele Alli.
- Produced by Left Bank Pictures, the adaptation is written by James Graham and directed by Rupert Goold, presenting a fictionalised account of Southgate’s England tenure.