{"id":11027,"date":"2022-02-10T11:00:32","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T10:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1582039"},"modified":"2022-02-10T11:24:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T10:24:13","slug":"the-lazarus-project-gives-first-look-at-paapa-essiedu-in-sci-fi-thriller","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-lazarus-project-gives-first-look-at-paapa-essiedu-in-sci-fi-thriller\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lazarus Project gives first look at Paapa Essiedu in sci-fi thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Patrick Cremona\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 10 February 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Sky has unveiled a first look at the upcoming sci-fi series The Lazarus Project \u2013 which stars I May Destroy You\u2019s Paapa Essiedu in the lead role.<\/p>\n

Written by Giri\/Haji creator Joe Barton, the time-twisting series is described as \u201ca riveting and gripping eight-part action thriller\u201d and also stars Anjli Mohindra, Tom Burke and Caroline Quentin.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The trailer introduces us to George (Essiedu) \u2013 a seemingly normal man who wakes up one morning only to finds that he\u2019s inexplicably reliving a day from months before.<\/p>\n

Naturally, George begins to think he\u2019s losing his mind, but then he\u2019s approached by a mysterious woman named Archie (Mohindra) who asks: \u201cFreaks you out at first, doesn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/p>\n

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When George demands to know more, she informs him: \u201cWe\u2019re a top-secret organisation, dedicated to preventing and undoing mass extinction events. Oh \u2013 and we can make time go backwards. Welcome to the Lazarus Project, George.\u201d<\/p>\n

You can watch the full trailer below, which also shows George getting to grips with his unexpected new role and teases his mission: tracking down a formidable Russian criminal (Burke) who plans to cause global destruction by detonating a nuclear warhead.<\/p>\n