Anna Kendrick & Sam Heughan's 'Embassy' Series Picked Up by MGM+ for US Distribution | Just Jared - Celebrity News and Gossip

Anna Kendrick and Sam Heughan are hitting TV screens in the US soon!

The two actors are starring in the upcoming new series Embassy, a six-party high-stakes action thriller, and it was just revealed that MGM+ has picked up the rights to air the show in the US and more countries.

What is Embassy about?

When armed mercenaries storm the U.S. Embassy in London, Layla (Kendrick), a sharp and resourceful American diplomat, faces an impossible choice: protect the U.S. Ambassador (JK Simmons) or follow his orders to exfiltrate a high value asset being held at the embassy. As a larger conspiracy unfolds, Layla must rely on her instincts – and the reluctant help of her ex-fiancé, a British SAS soldier (Heughan) – in the tense hours before extraction.

Embassy was filmed on location in Cologne, Germany, and London, England.

Rom Lotan created and wrote the show, with John Strickland and Christian Alvart serving as directors. Lotan and Strickland also serve as executive producers.

“Embassy is an exciting addition to the MGM+ slate—a high-octane six-part thriller with an exceptional cast and creative team,” Michael Wright, global head of MGM+, shared in a statement. “Anna Kendrick, Sam Heughan, and J.K. Simmons, along with series creator Rom Lotan and directors John Strickland and Christian Alvart, have created a cinematic thriller that reinforces MGM+ as a destination for classic storytelling for a modern audience.”

In addition to the US, the upcoming series will also air on MGM+ in Italy, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Argentina.

Prime Video will debut the series in the UK, Ireland, Canada, France, Australia, and New Zealand, It will air on ZDF in Germany.

A release date for Embassy has not been revealed at this time. Stay tuned for more updates!

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