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24th August 2019
03:00pm BST

Takehiro Hira plays Kenzo while Kelly MacDonald, a familiar face to fans of Boardwalk Empire, takes on the role of Sarah. Speaking about Giri/Haji, screenwriter Joe Barton said:Wow! What company to be mentioned in...no pressure @BBCTwo..... #girihaji #Dontf**kwiththePeakyBlinders https://t.co/yfjj2NIpCV
— Sister Pictures (@sisterpicstv) August 22, 2019
"Developing this show with Sister Pictures, Netflix, and the BBC has been an amazing creative experience and now I’m incredibly excited to see it come to life with such a diverse and brilliant cast and crew. They’re all ridiculously talented which has the added bonus of making me look better. Which was my goal all along, frankly".Casting for the show was first announced back in August 2018, it's due to air on BBC 2 soon before becoming available on Netflix later this year. It's even been compared to Peaky Blinders and that's a pretty big show of approval when all's said and done.
Main image via Twitter: BBC Press Office‘You don’t find a Peaky Blinders overnight.. Giri/Haji could be the next..’ @BBCTwo’s Patrick Holland on the next big drama for #bbctwo #EdTVFest
— EdinburghTVFestival (@EdinburghTVFest) August 21, 2019
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