00:00 Suits star Patrick J. Adams' next TV project has been revealed.
00:03 The actor has been cast in the upcoming six-episode series Lockerbie,
00:08 about the December 1988 terrorist attack on Pan Am Flight 103 for the BBC and Netflix.
00:13 The show's cast also includes Connor Swindells, Merritt Weaver, and Eddie Marson, among others.
00:18 The series, described as a factual drama, has begun filming in Scotland. Production on Lockerbie
00:23 will also include filming in Malta and Toronto. The BBC and Netflix set of the show, the six-part
00:28 series, is based on the real events surrounding the 1988 Lockerbie bombing and the joint Scottish-U.S.
00:34 investigation which sought to bring the perpetrators to justice. Lockerbie will focus on the investigation
00:39 into the crash on both sides of the Atlantic and the devastating effect it had on the small town
00:43 and the families who lost loved ones. For Adams, the project comes following the streaming resurgence
00:48 of his USA Network series, Suits, which originally aired from 2011 to 2019. In 2023, Suits racked up
00:55 57.7 billion minutes of viewing, setting a record for the highest year-end total Nielsen has ever
01:01 recorded since it started releasing annual streaming totals. "I'm inclined to give you a shot,
01:05 but what if I decide to go another way? I'd say that's fair. Sometimes I like to hang out with
01:10 people who aren't that bright, you know, just to see how the other half lives." For more on this
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