Rabat – Pulse Films’ latest scripted TV Drama, Atomic, will start filming this month in Morocco for Sky. Based on Vanity Fair journalist William Langewiesche’s book “Atomic Bazaar,” the series is about the shady world of nuclear trafficking.
It will be scripted by Gregory Burke and will be co-developed as well as co-financed by First Look Media’s Topic Studios.
The show stars Alfie Allen (SAS: Rogue Heroes, Game of Thrones), Shazad Latif (Star Trek: Discovery, What’s Love Got To Do With It), and Samira Wiley (The Handmaid’s Tale, Orange is the New Black).
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It follows two unlikely friends, Max and Mohammed, who become swept up in a cartel’s plot to transport uranium across North Africa. Together they face a monumental decision: save themselves or risk everything to prevent a nuclear bomb from getting into the wrong hands.
“I’d met Greg Burke, and I felt he had a unique voice and had a similar ambition to do a show that is truly global in scope. We felt that Atomic Bazaar was a relevant story for the age we live in,” Lucas Ochoa told Variety in a recent interview. “Now more than ever there is a kind of emerging reality that the world is a fantastically complex and dangerous place, and there are global actors not limited by a border or international law.”
The series will be directed by Shariff Korver. Also, Thomas Benski, Lucas Ochoa, Michael Bloom, and Adam Pincus will executive produce Atomic Bazaar.
Atomic has been widely hailed as a dynamic and highly entertaining action-packed adventure series.
Meanwhile, Morocco has in recent years emerged as a premier destination for Western filmmakers seeking to capture the allure of the Old West without the logistical challenges of filming in the American Southwest.
Morocco has a rich history in the film industry dating back to the 1920s. Some of the most iconic films of all time were shot in Morocco, including David Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia, Ridley Scott’s Gladiator, and Stephen Sommers’ The Mummy.
Most recently, renowned productions such as “Gladiator” and “Lawrence of Arabia” have capitalized on Morocco’’s rich culture and geography.
