Netflix has shared the first official trailer for its new film Scoop based on the 2019 interview that Prince Andrew of England gave to the BBC to discuss his relationship with the financial magnate and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The film is based on the book by former English producer Sam McAlister Scoops: Behind The Scenes of the BBC’s Most Shocking Interview and stars American actress Gillian Anderson, in the role of BBC Newsnight interviewer Emily Maitlis, alongside Rufus Sewell as Prince Andrew.
The film shows an inside look at Emily Maitlis’ viral interview with Prince Andrew amid accusations of sexual misconduct against him, details the news portal Just Jared. “Gillian Anderson, Keeley Hawes, Billie Piper and Rufus Sewell star in ‘The Big Exclusive’, the story about Prince Andrew’s infamous interview on Newsnight,” Netflix has published on its X account, formerly Twitter, along with the promotional video.
In early trailers, Anderson in character as Maitlis can be seen walking toward a broadcast set, contrasted with Billie Piper playing Sam McAlister, the producer who brokered the prince’s interview, moving through a newsroom. The camera cuts to the exterior of Buckingham Palace and Rufus Sewell walking through the royal chambers in character as Prince Andrew.
“Inspired by true events, Scoop is the inside account of the dogged journalism that landed a momentous interview: Prince Andrew’s infamous appearance on BBC Newsnight. From the tension of producer Sam McAlister’s high-stakes negotiations with Buckingham Palace, to Emily Maitlis’ astonishing forensic showdown with the Prince, Scoop takes us inside the story, with the women who would stop at nothing to get it,” quotes the film’s trailer.
The drama is directed by Philip Martin, a British television director and screenwriter who worked on The Crown.
“I want to place the audience within the stunning sequence of events that led to the interview with Prince Andrew, telling a story about a search for answers, in a world of speculation and varied memories,” Martin said in a statement to Netflix.
“It’s a film about power, privilege and different perspectives and about how (whether in glittering palaces or high-tech newsrooms) we judge what is true,” he said.
The film will be available on the streaming platform on April 5.
This story was written in Spanish by Daniel Matute in Cultura Colectiva.
