US EditionBlackadder Star Stephen Fry Lands 'Quirky' Leading Role in New US Drama
The Interrogator features 12 episodes focusing on a former MI6 agent and his elite team using unconventional methods to solve complex cases, with Stephen Fry as lead and pilot writer.
- On Monday, Fox gave a straight-to-series order for The Interrogator, commissioning a 12-episode series starring Stephen Fry.
- After reassessing its development process, Fox Television Network President Michael Thorn shifted Fox almost exclusively to a direct-to-series model, prioritizing scripted pickups over unscripted.
- Paul McGuigan will direct the series and also serves as an executive producer, with production by Lionsgate Television and Fox Entertainment Studios and executive producers including Anonymous Content and Neil Burger.
- The Interrogator joins Baywatch as a direct-to-series pickup for Fox's 2026-27 schedule, marking Fry's return since his appearance on Bones.
- Fry's broad TV and film credits and industry representation position him as a high-profile lead, with the drama centered on former MI6 agent Conrad Henry whose mind-bending tactics solve cases when conventional methods fail.
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Sir Stephen Fry confirmed for all-new US drama series about MI6 agent
Fresh from his own game of trying to suss out deception in The Celebrity Traitors, Stephen Fry's next role has been confirmed – and it's set to see him fronting a spy thriller of his own.It's been confirmed that Fry will take on three roles in Fox's The Interrogator, being the scriptwriter, executive producer and the star of the forthcoming series. Fry is known to many as a genius in his own right and looks to be bringing his smarts to his new r…
Stephen Fry-Led 'The Interrogator' Lands Series Order at Fox
Fox ordered Stephen Fry’s spy drama “The Interrogator” straight-to-series Monday. The British actor-comedian will write, executive produce and star in the series, which is a co-production between Lionsgate Television and Fox Entertainment Studios. The series will air in the 2026-27 season. “The Interrogator” will center around former M16 agent Conrad Henry (Fry) and his team of detectives. When conventional methods fail them, Henry’s quirky char…
Stephen Fry to Star in Fox Drama Series ‘Interrogator’
Fox has given a straight to series order to the drama “The Interrogator” with Stephen Fry attached in a lead role. The logline for the show states it is “centered on Conrad Henry (Fry), former MI6 agent, and his elite team. When conventional methods have failed, Henry’s quirky charm, superior intellect, and mind-bending behavioral maneuvers […]
Fox Orders ‘The Interrogator’ Spy Drama Series Starring Stephen Fry As Network Makes 2026-27 Plans With More Pickups & Renewals Pending
EXCLUSIVE: Fox has kicked off its equivalent of pilot season with a straight-to-series order to The Interrogator, a spy drama series written, executive produced by and starring British actor-comedian Stephen Fry. The project, a co-production between Lionsgate Television and Fox Entertainment Studios, is Fox’s second new scripted series order for the 2026-27 season, joining the […]
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