From Jack Thorne ('His Dark Materials'), the seven-part drama will dive into the exposure of Britain's most infamous press scandal, led by the bullish investigative journalist Nick Davies.

ITV has officially announced its drama about the U.K.’s phone-hacking scandal and investigation, a seven-part series now entitled “The Hack” and written by multi award-winner Jack Thorne. The unveiling of the first look from “The Hack” - which shot last year - comes just a week after the hacking controversy concerning Rupert Murdoch’s U.

EXCLUSIVE: The timing couldn’t be better. Just a week after Rupert Murdoch’s shock apology and settlement with Prince Harry, ITV has unveiled a phone hacking drama series from Jack Thorne starring David Tennant as investigative journalist Nick Davies.

The upcoming seven-part ITV series The Hack was written by the BAFTA, Tony and Olivier award winning screenwriter, Jack Thorne, best known for his work on the This is England miniseries’, His Dark Materials and the Enola Holmes film series.

ITV has announced The Hack, a seven-part drama tackling one of the biggest media scandals of recent times.

ITV has shared a first-look at new phone-hacking drama The Hack, starring David Tennant. The seven-part series is set between 2002 and 2012, and deftly interweaves two real life stories. The first follows the work of investigative journalist Nick Davies (Tennant),

Tennant takes on the role of real-life investigative journalist Nick Davies, who uncovered evidence of phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World. The scandal led to the closure of the newspaper and the imprisonment of its ex-editor Andy Coulson.

ITV has unveiled a sneak peek at its upcoming phone-hacking drama, The Hack, featuring David Tennant in the lead role. The seven-part series, set between 2002 and 2012, skilfully intertwines two real-life narratives. One follows investigative journalist Nick Davies (played by Tennant), who exposed evidence of phone hacking at News of the World.