New BBC drama The Way starring Michael Sheen is coming

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17 Feb 2023, 13:35

New three-part drama series The Way is coming, directed and co-created by Welsh actor Michael Sheen. The BBC teases it will showcase 'the social and political chaos of today's world through imagining a civil uprising in a small industrial town'.

Co-created by Sherwood's screenwriter James Graham and filmmaker Adam Curtis, the drama will follow the Driscolls, a 'seemingly ordinary family who find themselves part of a story of life, death and survival' who will be 'caught up in the fallout of civil unrest' and the family is forced to flee their home country.

Director Sheen said about the drama set to be filmed in Port Talbot, Wales later this year: “I’m such an admirer of Adam and James’ work, so to create this project with them in these extraordinary times has been thrilling.

“I’m so excited to be telling this global story through the prism of my home town and its community as we dig into the rollercoaster ride of our recent past and the mysterious depths that lay beneath.”

Sheen and Jones' Wales-based production company Red Seam, formed in 2019, will produce the series in association with Cardiff's Little Door Productions.

Director of drama at the BBC Lindsay Salt said: “The Way is a brave new drama that is both deeply grounded in its authenticity yet packed with imaginative spirit, as we follow the incredible journey of one family.

“It’s a privilege to be teaming up with Michael, James and Adam – three of our country’s most creative minds – to bring their vision to the BBC.”

Nick Andrews, head of commissioning BBC Cymru Wales, said: "Sometimes a story fizzles and crackles with such energy and promise that its production can't come soon enough. The Way is one of those stories.

"The creative team behind this project is ridiculously talented and backing the best people to do their best work is what we are all about."

The Way will air on BBC one and BBC iPlayer.