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Jude Law to play Liverpool manager Bill Shankly in A24 series
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Jude Law to play Liverpool manager Bill Shankly in A24 series

The gist

British actor Jude Law is set to play Liverpool FC manager Bill Shankly in an A24 series.
It marks the first casting news after 22 months of silence on the project.

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 16, 2026Jude Law is set to play legendary Liverpool FC manager Bill Shankly in a series from Adolescence writer Jack Thorne, per Deadline.
  2. Oct 16, 2026The series is being developed by A24 with Liverpool FC, and Jack Thorne has already written the first two episodes.
  3. Oct 16, 2026Liverpool chairman Tom Werner said the series could become like The Crown and follow the club beyond Shankly's reign in further seasons.

Sources

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