Richard Madden to Star in Hostage Thriller Series ‘Trauma’ for Prime Video UK, Paramount+ (EXCLUSIVE)

The series originated with 42 with Lionsgate TV serving as the studio

By Joe Otterson

Joe Otterson

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Richard Madden is set to star in a new thriller series that will air on Amazon Prime Video and Paramount+, Variety has learned exclusively.

Currently titled “Trauma,” Prime Video will air the series in the U.K. and Ireland, while Paramount+ will release it in all other territories.

The logline for the show states, “When terrorists seize a busy London Hospital and take the Prime Minister hostage during surgery, former Royal Marines medic turned ER doctor Jim Marchant (Madden) must fight his way through the building to save everyone inside. As he takes the hospital floor by floor, the balance of power shifts—and the building becomes a deadly battle of strategy, nerve, and survival.”

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