Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Richard Madden – Pictures provided by Netflix
One project that has been on our radar for several months is Trinity, a new high-stakes military/political thriller set to consist of eight episodes for its first season. Today, Netflix officially unveiled the project alongside its two lead stars: Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Richard Madden.
Jed Mercurio leads the project as showrunner, writer, and executive producer, with the prolific British writer known for working on well-known projects like Line of Duty, the Netflix Original series Bodyguard, and Trigger Point. He’s producing under his banner, Hat Trick Mercurio Productions.
The synopsis is as follows: “As geopolitical tensions escalate toward crisis, a heroic female Naval Officer becomes entangled with the outwardly charismatic and enigmatic Secretary of Defense, only to uncover that he may be at the center of a dangerous conspiracy.”
Gugu Mbatha-Raw is on board to star throughout the series as Commander Katherine Decker. Per official descriptions, “she serves as second-in-command on the USS Kansas, a nuclear submarine and one of the deadliest weapons on Earth.”
This marks Mbatha-Raw’s sixth major Netflix Original project, having previously featured in Irreplaceable You, Easy, The Cloverfield Paradox, Lift, and of course, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. She’s also going to be co-starring in the upcoming Netflix film, The Woman in Cabin 10. Other well-known credits include Surface and Loki.
Co-leading is Richard Madden as Secretary of Defense Webb Preston. The official character description reads, “With a technology background that makes him different from most politicians, Webb’s innovation and purpose are seen as a threat in more ways than one.”
Best known for roles on Game of Thrones and Rocket Man, this serves as Madden’s third major Netflix Original project following the film Ibiza and starring in the previously mentioned BBC co-production, Bodyguard.
Who’s on the directing team? Michael Cuesta will direct the first two episodes in addition to EP duties. The veteran director has worked on titles like Homeland, Daredevil: Born Again, and Kill the Messenger. Loren Yaconelli (The Walking Dead: Dead City, Shameless) is also reportedly on board to direct.
20th Television, which has been collaborating with Netflix more frequently in recent years, is the studio behind the project. They’re behind Netflix’s upcoming series The Beast in Me and are also the same studio behind Nobody Wants This Season 2, set for an October 2025 return.
Production is set to begin imminently and is planned to start in Vancouver at North Shore Studios on July 7th, with a four-month shoot scheduled to wrap on November 5th, 2025. Casting directors for the project include Corinne Clark, Jennifer Page, and Julie Tucker.
Jimmy Mulville and Wendy Mericle are serving as executive producers on the new series.
Are you excited about this new project? Please keep this post bookmarked, as we’ll keep you updated on any developments as soon as we receive them.
