Sky to adapt the scariest 'spine-chilling' podcast of 2025 in immersive new documentary series and it'll completely change your fears about 'World War 3'

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Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:34:09 +0000

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Sky TV is set to adapt 'spine-chilling' podcast The Wargame in a new
immersive docuseries, imagining an Russian-waged war on UK soil.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Sky set to adapt its 2025 political podcast The Wargame as an 'immersive' new documentary series of the same name UK politicians, including Michael Gove, Nicola Sturgeon, and Penny Mordaunt, will form a mock government cabinet that is faced with the threat
of war from Russia Will come to Sky and NOW TV in September 2026 Sky has announced plans to adapt its hit 2025 political podcast The Wargame as an "immersive" documentary service coming to both the streamer and NOW TV in September 2026.

The premise will remain the same across four 60-minute episodes, which "take viewers beyond the news cycle and behind closed doors into a sealed
COBR-style crisis room where real-world senior politicians, military leaders and intelligence chiefs are challenged to confront a high-stakes scenario: a Russian attack on UK soil." The Wargame is set six months in the future and has been developed alongside leading academics, military, and defence experts to replicate the pressure of political decision-making at the highest level. Latest Videos From Watch full video here:

The following core cast of former UK politicians will be assuming these (fictional) roles in the simulation: Prime MinisterThe Rt Hon. the Lord
GovePC Deputy Prime Minister The Rt Hon. Nicola SturgeonPC Defence Secretary The Rt Hon. Dame Penny Mordaunt DBEPC Home Secretary The Rt Hon. the
Baroness Harman KCPC Foreign Secretary The Rt Hon. Jim Murphy PC Attorney General The Rt Hon. the Baroness WarsiPC Director of Communications The Baroness Hazarika MBE Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Richard Barrons KCB CBE National Security Adviser The Rt Hon. the Lord Kim Darroch KCMG Intelligence Chief Christopher Steele No exact release date has been
confirmed as of writing, but the original podcast gives us a solid idea of
how we can expect the episodes to break the "conflict" down. You may like How to watch The Alien Autopsy Scandal online stream documentary from anywhere How to watch Brexit: A Very British Civil War anywhere in the world for
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podcast I've ever listened to (Image credit: Sky) Though the podcast was
paced over fives episodes rather than four, we can expect the breakdown of
The Wargame to follow the same format.

Episode 1 sets the scene, with a number of seemingly unrelated attacks and issues across the UK potentially being orchestrated by Russian intelligence. In episode 2, Russia launches its first full-scale attack, with the Prime Minister having to address the nation in a time of unprecedented crisis in episode 3. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

Episode 4 is when the UK's defence starts to fight back, but is on the losing foot. This all culminates in a potential ceasefire being brokered in episode 5, which, as you might expect, isn't too straightforward.

If this premise sounds horrifying, that's because it is. When the podcast first launched on Spotify , Apple, and other services, I made everybody I
knew listen to it. Why? It addresses one reality that nobody in actual government wants to freely admit: the UK defence system is almost non-existent.

The Wargame concludes that the UK is susceptible to almost every kind of combative attack possible, and would most likely be defeated (or at least
left in a very worrying state). It encourages a greater sense of awareness among us all, and hopefully, will lead to some critical conversations.

If you're wondering why a podcast would openly admit a country's lack of protection to an international audience, The Wargame 's slogan answers that for us: "Russia knows our weaknesses, but do you?" Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds.



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