Sophie Turner: ‘X-Men’ star to appear as titular heroine in ITV series ‘Joan’

Sophie Turner
‘X-Men’ star appears in ITV series ‘Joan’ as the titular heroine

Most recently, Sophie Turner starred in the Hitchcock adaptation Do Revenge on Netflix. She will next play jewel thief Joan Hannington in the ITV series Joan.

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ITV’s new true-crime series Joan stars Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner.

“Game of Thrones” star Sophie Turner (26) takes on the leading role in the true crime series “Joan” on ITV reports the industry portal “Deadline”. Accordingly, Turner plays the notorious British jewel thief Joan Hannington in the six-part drama. The production is inspired by their true story.

Set in booming 1980s London, the series follows ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’ star Turner as the criminal whose exploits in the city’s underworld earned her the nickname ‘The Godmother’. She begins with Hannington in her twenties in a disastrous marriage to an abusive man. When he runs away, she wants a better life for herself and her daughter, Debbie. Eventually she turns into a successful jewel thief.

Screenwriter collaborated with real Joan Hannington

Filming will begin in London early next year and is based on Hannington’s memoir. Screenwriter Anna Symon (“The Essex Serpent”) collaborated with the diamond thief and criminal mastermind. Ruth Kenley-Letts (64), Jenny Van Der Lande and Neil Blair are on board as executive producers for Snowed-In Productions. Paul Frift (65) is producing the series and Richard Laxton (55, “Mrs. Wilson”) is directing.

“I’m really excited to bring the fascinating life story of Joan Hannington to the big screen in ‘Joan,'” Turner said of her new role. “She is one of the most notorious figures in London’s criminal underworld, earning her the nickname ‘The Godmother’. A woman who alternates between her blossoming and reckless career as a jewel thief while trying to get her daughter back from welfare – we see a distressed mother drawn into the world of crime.”

Turner became a mother for the second time in July

The 26-year-old is already familiar with the role of mother. Turner and her husband Joe Jonas (32) only became parents for the second time in July. This had a spokesman for the two stars told “People” magazine confirms: “Joe and Sophie are delighted to announce the arrival of their baby girl.” Their first daughter Willa was born in July 2020.

The Jonas Brothers frontman and the actress have been together since 2016 and have been married since 2019.

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