David Tennant Exposes Infamous UK Phone-Hacking Scandal in First Look at New Series 'The Hack'

The infamous UK phone-hacking scandal that rocked the English polity in 2005 with tremors that continue to be felt to date has inspired a TV series titled, The Hack. Case in point, only last week, Rupert Murdoch, whose media empire is the major culprit in the hacks, issued a shock apology to Prince Harry, paying him an undisclosed settlement for the royal's case against News Group Newspapers for severely breaching his privacy. First-look photos of the series have been revealed via Deadline, and the images see David Tennant (Rivals, Good Omens) as investigative journalist Nick Davies. Davies discovered evidence of phone hacking at Murdoch's News of the World tabloid. Interestingly, Tennant is one among the ever-growing list of public figures who've received damages for hacking claims against NGN. The synopsis for the series reads: