Overview

• The BBC announced that Joseph Fiennes will reprise his Olivier Award–nominated role as Gareth Southgate alongside Jodie Whittaker as psychologist Pippa Grange, Jason Watkins as FA chairman Greg Dyke and Daniel Ryan as assistant manager Steve Holland.
• The ensemble cast features stage actors and newcomers portraying England footballers, from Will Antenbring as Harry Kane to Dom Rayner and Alexander Parsons as Cole Palmer and Jesse Lingard.
• James Graham serves as writer and executive producer on the series with Rupert Goold directing the first episode and Paul Whittington helming the rest under a Left Bank Pictures production.
• Filming began this summer in the South of England and the series is set to debut on BBC One and iPlayer in 2026, with Sony Pictures Television handling international distribution.
• The television adaptation follows the Olivier Award–winning 2023 stage play that chronicled Southgate’s strategy to reverse England’s penalty shootout failures and redefine national sporting identity.