Overview

• The Bombing of Pan Am 103, a six-part BBC drama, premieres on May 18 in the UK, with a global Netflix release to follow, exploring the investigation into the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.
• The series highlights the political and emotional tensions between Scottish authorities and the FBI during the investigation, with performances by Connor Swindells and Patrick J. Adams.
• Key forensic evidence, including the PT/35 circuit board fragment, is central to the narrative, reinforcing the conclusion that Libyan operatives orchestrated the attack.
• The drama comes ahead of the U.S. trial of Abu Agila Mas’ud, scheduled for this summer, where he faces charges of constructing the bomb that killed 270 people.
• Lockerbie remains the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. citizens before 9/11, with ongoing legal and emotional resonance nearly four decades later.