Epix confirms US release date for World War II drama ‘SAS Rogue Heroes’

It’s been officially announced when SAS Rogue Heroes launches in the US.

Inspired by the origins of the SAS, the action-packed new drama comes from the creator of Peaky Blinders.

SAS Rogue Heroes premiered in the UK on BBC One at the weekend.

Reviews have been positive so far, with Empire writing: “Writer Steven Knight brings his A-game to this vividly realised and relentlessly enthralling account of the creation of the SAS.”

Radio Times said: “It’s exactly what Sunday nights have been missing and is sure to leave fans crying out for more.”

All six episodes are already available for UK viewers to watch on BBC iPlayer, with a traditional weekly broadcast continuing on BBC One on Sunday nights.

Fortunately, for once, American audiences won’t be waiting too long!

SAS Rogue Heroes (or just Rogue Heroes as they seem to be calling it) will premiere in the US at 9/8c on Sunday 13th November on Epix.

Watch the trailer here:

 

Their official synopsis reads: “Rogue Heroes is a dramatized account of how the world’s greatest Special Forces unit, the SAS, was formed under extraordinary circumstances in the darkest days of World War II.

“Based on Ben Macintyre’s best-selling book of the same name, the series centers on David Stirling, an eccentric young officer, who is hospitalized after a training exercise gone wrong.

“Convinced that traditional commando units don’t work, Stirling creates a radical plan that flies in the face of all accepted rules of modern warfare. He fights for permission to recruit the toughest, boldest, and brightest soldiers for a small undercover unit that will create mayhem behind enemy lines.

“More rebels than soldiers, Stirling’s team is every bit as complicated, flawed, and reckless as it is brave and heroic.”

Leading the cast are Connor Swindells (Sex Education), Jack O’Connell (Skins), Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones), and Sofia Boutella (Kingsman).

They’re joined by Dominic West (Downton Abbey: A New Era), Miles Jupp (The Durrells), and  Jason Watkins (The Crown), with Tom Glynn-Carney (Dunkirk) playing SAS founding member Mike Sadler.

The final season of Peaky Blinders is now streaming on Netflix, with the upcoming movie set to begin shooting in 2023!

Ben Macintyre’s Rogue Heroes book is available on Amazon.