First Trailer for Benedict Cumberbatch Brexit TV Drama Released

British broadcaster Channel 4 dropped a first look clip at their upcoming new Brexit-focused drama starring British acting heavyweights Benedict Cumberbatch and Rory Kinnear.

Currently titled Brexit: The Uncivil War, the drama aims to tell the behind-the-scenes story of the infamous and controversial Brexit campaign, from the perspective of both the Leave and Remain camps.

Cumberbatch plays Dominic Cummings, the lead strategist and campaign director behind the Vote Leave campaign. Kinnear plays Craig Oliver, Prime Minister David Cameron’s Director of Communications, overseeing the Remain campaign’s communications strategy.

The official synopsis of the one-off drama reads as follows:

At a time when explosive revelations about the mining of personal data and the corrosive effect of fake news and micro-targeted advertising through social media feeds are at the forefront of the news agenda, Brexit explores how modern data-driven campaigning techniques contributed to one of the most unexpected, highly-charged and controversial decisions in modern political history.

Watch the trailer for yourselves below: