{"id":706682,"date":"2026-07-23T07:35:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T07:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/706682\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T07:35:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T07:35:17","slug":"paramount-orders-scottish-highland-saga-laird-with-kenneth-branagh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/706682\/","title":{"rendered":"Paramount+ Orders Scottish Highland Saga \u2018Laird\u2019 With Kenneth Branagh"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tParamount+<\/a> is gearing up to transport viewers to the Scottish Highlands.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe streamer has greenlit the series Laird, a family drama starring and executive produced by Kenneth Branagh<\/a>, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The series will follow a local estate owner, the Laird of Castle Drummoch (Branagh), who challenges the ambitions of an American billionaire intent on buying up large swaths of the glens. <\/p>\n

\n\tAnd yes, the premise does sound quite a bit like the Paramount+ hit Yellowstone, just set in Scotland.<\/p>\n

\n\tMobLand showrunner and The Agency co-creator Jez Butterworth<\/a> created the project alongside his brother, The Agency co-creator and Edge of Tomorrow screenwriter John-Henry Butterworth, as well as The 100 producer Georgia Lee. The series will be produced by Paramount Television Studios and 101 Studios.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAt its heart, Laird is about one man standing his ground against unchecked wealth and power,\u201d Paramount+ head of originals Jane Wiseman said in a statement. \u201cThere\u2019s something universally resonant about watching someone fight to protect what matters most, and with Kenneth Branagh leading the series, and an equally remarkable creative team, we can\u2019t wait for audiences to root for the Laird of Castle Drummoch.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBranagh is executive producing along with David Glasser, Jez and John-Henry Butterworth, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, Charles Finch and Keith Cox. Joe Wright, the helmer of Pride & Prejudice, Atonement and Darkest Hour, will direct the pilot.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cJez, John-Henry, and Georgia have imagined a gripping drama that explores how far one family will go to protect their land and legacy,\u201d Paramount Television Studios president Matt Thunell said in a statement. \u201cWith Kenneth Branagh starring and Joe Wright directing, this is a singular creative team, and we are thrilled to once again partner with 101 Studios to bring this series to Paramount+.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIt\u2019s the latest high-profile greenlight for a drama from the new management team at Paramount+. Over the last year, the streamer\u2019s executives have also ordered the legal drama Discretion<\/a> starring Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning, the true crime adaptation Fear Not<\/a> with Anne Hathaway and the 9\/11 first responders drama 9\/12<\/a> with Jeremy Strong.<\/p>\n

\n\tBranagh is represented by WME, Berwick & Kovacik and Gochman Law Group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Paramount+ is gearing up to transport viewers to the Scottish Highlands. The streamer has greenlit the series Laird,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":706683,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[96,59,718,204428,113115,3770,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-706682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-gb","tag-international","tag-jez-butterworth","tag-kenneth-branagh","tag-paramount","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/706682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=706682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/706682\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/706683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=706682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=706682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=706682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}