Lockerbie: A Search for Truth Explores UK's Deadliest Terror Attack

The new drama follows Jim Swire's decades-long quest to uncover the truth behind the 1988 bombing that killed 270 people.

The five-part series, starring Colin Firth as Jim Swire, premiered on January 2, 2025, and is streaming on Peacock and JioCinema.
Lockerbie: A Search for Truth dramatizes Swire's investigation into the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, which killed his daughter Flora and remains the worst terrorist attack in UK history.
Critics have praised Firth's performance but noted the series' heavy focus on procedural details, with some describing it as emotionally impactful yet overly dense in parts.
The show highlights Swire's controversial belief that Libyan Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the only person convicted, was wrongfully accused, and raises alternate theories implicating Iran and other entities.
The series has sparked renewed interest in the unresolved aspects of the Lockerbie case, as a new trial for alleged co-conspirator Abu Agila Masud is set to begin in May 2025.