Damson Idris fans will be waking up to good news this Friday, as the F1 Movie actor is set to start production on a new Netflix show.
The streamer shared a snap of the 34-year-old actor in a black suit and tie, holding a personally embossed script for the new show The Lords’ Day.
The TV series will be an adaptation of House of Cards writer Michael Dobbs’ political thriller and see Damson as star and executive producer, stepping into the shoes of British spy Harry Jones.
He finds himself at the state opening of Parliament, where he’s suddenly trapped inside the prestigious political building as part of a lockdown.
The surrounding siege begins to escalate, resulting in a ‘desperate fight for survival’, as Netflix put it in their official announcement for the ‘fast-paced action thriller’.
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The announcement teased: ‘Loyalties are tested, sacrifices are made. Can he use his skills to save his country?’
The six-part show will come from the same production company that makes Doctor Who, with production underway this spring.
But the announcement has left TV fans thinking Idris might be the perfect actor for another much more high-profile British spy.
Underneath Netflix’s post on Instagram with the news, one fan simply wrote: ‘Damson should’ve been the next Bond.’ Of course, we don’t yet know who the next Bond is, so we can’t even be sure it isn’t him. Corey gets it, commenting: ‘James Bond next !!!!’
The show is set to have a real pedigree of spy shows, with screenwriting duo Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley on board as lead writers, having worked extensively on BBC spy hit Spooks.
Continuing the theme, The Capture creator Ben Chanan will helm the directorial duties for The Lords’ Day.
Idris’s career has been on the up and up ever since his breakout role in Snowfall, playing a 20-year-old drug kingpin amidst the crack epidemic of the 1980s in Los Angeles.
Snowfall – which is available to stream in its entirety on BBC iPlayer – aired for six seasons until the final episode was released in April 2023, with a spin-off also said to be in the works (of course).
Meanwhile, the guessing game for the next Bond name is as ferocious as ever.
Most recently, Riz Ahmed has thrown his name into the hat in the best way possible. His new Amazon Prime show Bait follows his character in the days after auditioning for the part.
The Lords’ Day production begins in early 2026 in the UK.
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