northern irish actor sir kenneth charles branagh is set to play the role of uk prime minister boris johnson in an upcoming scripted series about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic according to a news channel the limited series will be titled this sceptred isle and will air on sky atlantic a subscriptionbased television channel under comcast and sky group limited as per deadline the limited series will be filmed in early 2021 and premiere next fall sky atlantics series will be helmed by michael winterbottom who is known for his other british series and films the trip a mighty heart and everyday the first wave of the covid19 pandemic will be remembered forever a time when the country came together to battle an invisible enemy a time when people were more aware than ever of the importance of community fox news quoted winterbottom as saying the fivepart drama revolves around uks prime minister and also around the pandemic from the perspective of the department of health the scientific advisory group for emergencies hospitals care facilities and more