Emma Laird (
"The Brutalist",
"Mayor of Kingstown") has joined the cast of Sky and HBO's upcoming legal drama series
"War". The series, which is currently shooting, is created by
George Kay (
"Hijack") and it stars
Dominic West and
Sienna Miller. Warner Bros. Discovery-owned cable network HBO and Comcast-owned British pay-TV broadcaster Sky previously worked together on shows like
"Chernobyl" and
"The Young Pope".
Set in the elite world of London law, the sow focuses on two rival law firms – Cathcarts and Taylor & Byrne – made up of men and women at the top of their game. The plot kicks off with the firms going head-to-head in a scandalous divorce case that sends shockwaves through boardrooms and courtrooms alike.
Laird will play Molly Giordano, a training associate at Taylor & Byrne, who works there with her best friend Saeed, also a training associate, but only one of them can secure an end-of-year training contract, which pits the two against each other in perpetual friendly rivalry.
Laird can next be seen in upcoming period spoof comedy
"Fackham Hall" directed by
Jim O'Hanlon from a script by
Jimmy Carr, which also stars
Thomasin McKenzie, Damian Lewis and
Katherine Waterson. The film will be released in U.S. cinemas on December 5, 2025, and in the UK on December 12. Laird can also be seen in the horror sequel
"28 Years Later: Bone Temple", which opens on January 16, 2026, and the BBC series
"Mint". Her upcoming projects also include a supporting role in the upcoming Apple TV limited series
"Neuromancer", and a role in
Cary Joji Fukunaga's
"Blood on Snow".
