Jude Law plays Bill Shankly in a British series about Liverpool
The project, led by producer Tom Werner, aims to match the prestige of The Crown.
Trailer · AdolescenceJude Law, 53, will play the legendary Scottish manager Bill Shankly in a new British series. Showrunner Jack Thorne, known for the award-winning Adolescence miniseries on Netflix, will write the episodes. No broadcaster has been announced yet, but producer Tom Werner, Liverpool chairman since 2010, envisions the series as the future The Crown. Filming will take place in Liverpool and at Anfield, the club's iconic stadium. Karen Gill, Shankly's granddaughter, is working with the teams to portray the man and the leader. Bill Shankly, who died in 1981 at 68, will remain an iconic figure of English football, according to AlloCiné.
