Sky confirmed that it has completed production on the four-part docuseries The Wargame.
Based on the award-winning Sky News podcast of the same name, the series takes viewers behind closed doors into a sealed COBR-style crisis room where real-world senior politicians, military leaders and intelligence chiefs are challenged to confront a high-stakes scenario: a Russian attack on UK soil.
Set six months in the future, the series lays out events in the same way they would be revealed in an actual attack – using a combination of military and intelligence reports, news channel updates, social media posts and guidance from other outside analysts. The assembled crisis room team then makes split-second strategic decisions, based on the available information available.
The simulation has been developed in conjunction with leading academics, military and defense experts, including Sky News’ Security and Defense Editor Deborah Haynes, to replicate the pressure of political decision-making at the highest level.
Here is a rundown of the impressive cast, along with their roles in the simulation:
Leadership
- Prime Minister – The Rt Hon. the Lord Gove PC
- Deputy Prime Minister – The Rt Hon. Nicola Sturgeon PC
- Defence Secretary – The Rt Hon. Dame Penny Mordaunt DBE PC
- Home Secretary – The Rt Hon. the Baroness Harman KC PC
- Foreign Secretary – The Rt Hon. Jim Murphy PC
- Attorney General – The Rt Hon. the Baroness Warsi PC
- Director of Communications – The Baroness Hazarika MBE
- Chief of Defence Staff – General Sir Richard Barrons KCB CBE
- National Security Adviser – The Rt Hon. the Lord Kim Darroch KCMG
- Intelligence Chief – Christopher Steele
International Roles
- NATO Secretary General – The Rt Hon. the Lord Robertson KT GCMG PC
- US Secretary of State – Anthony Scaramucci
The four 60-minute episodes of The Wargame will air on Sky and NOW in September 2026.