The kid poisonings of Corby, Northamptonshire, described by the Guardian as “the worst child-poisoning case since thalidomide,” lie on the coronary heart of Poisonous City, a brand new four-part Netflix drama with a primary look trailer out immediately.
Starring Physician Who‘s Jodie Whittaker, Intercourse Schooling‘s Aimee Lou Wooden, The Diplomat‘s Rory Kinnear, Bridgerton‘s Claudia Jessie, and Trainspotting display legend Robert Carlyle, Poisonous City traces the invention and lengthy authorized battle led by the households, primarily moms, of kids born with deformities attributable to poisonous mud from Corby’s former steelworks. In 2010, Corby Borough Council was discovered negligent for its botched removing of waste from the British Metal manufacturing facility, closed in 1979.
Written by Jack Thorne (Enola Holmes, His Darkish Supplies, Stranger Issues: The First Shadow), the restricted collection is a co-production between Netflix and Broke & Bones — owned by Black Mirror creators Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones.
