The Wargame

In a landmark new series, The Wargame takes viewers into a realistic scenario and into the top-secret world of a COBR-style crisis room. Part constructed documentary, part propulsive drama, real-world senior politicians, military leaders and intelligence from across the globe will come together into the room to take on a simulated national emergency. Set six months in the future, the simulation will have those involved react and respond to a scenario where there’s been a Russian attack on UK soil. This is political pressure at its highest level, with the simulation created in conjunction with a team of leading academics, military and defence experts, including Sky News’ Security and Defence Editor Deborah Haynes, to be as accurate as possible. Over the course of the series, those inside the war room will decide what to do next, and how to best navigate Britain through the disaster, with every decision potentially having long-term consequences. The fictional Cabinet will be given news updates, social media footage, and intelligence reports as well as unexpected turns, giving them a new dilemma to deal with as if this was happening in real time.