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The Hack

The Hack

The truth doesn't die quietly.

MA 15+2025•50m•6.5/10
DramaCrime

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6.5/10(20)

Set between 2002 and 2012, the drama deftly interweaves two real life stories, the uncovering of phone hacking at the News of the World, and running parallel, the investigation into the unsolved murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan.

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Production

ITV Studios, AC Chapter One, One Shoe Films

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 24, 2025

Last Aired

November 5, 2025

Networks

ITV1

Created By

Jack Thorne

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Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2025-09-24
Following a tip-off, journalist Nick Davies investigates reports of endemic phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World.
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2025-10-01
2002: DCS Dave Cook takes on the most-investigated unsolved murder in the Metropolitan Police's history and uncovers worrying links to Fleet Street.
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2025-10-08
Nick fights to protect his editor and his newspaper from a Fleet Street backlash as he forms new alliances and comes into conflict with Scotland Yard.
Episode 4
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 2025-10-15
DCS Dave Cook is forced to work with an unlikely ally when he is drawn back into the Daniel Morgan investigation after a new witness comes forward.
Episode 5
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 2025-10-22
Nick teams up with the New York Times as Andy Coulson lands in Downing Street, and Dave Cook is challenged in court over the Morgan investigation.
Episode 6
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 2025-10-29
Dave finds strength from a surprising new ally, and Nick is drawn back into the fight and discovers new information that could change things completely.
Episode 7
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 2025-11-05
Nick, Dave and their allies face troubling new threats as the hacking scandal explodes and Rupert Murdoch faces Parliament.

Cast

David Tennant

David Tennant

Nick Davies

Robert Carlyle

Robert Carlyle

DCS Dave Cook

Rose Leslie

Rose Leslie

Charlotte Harris

Dougray Scott

Dougray Scott

PM Gordon Brown

Toby Jones

Toby Jones

Alan Rusbridger

Eve Myles

Eve Myles

Jacqui Hames

Steve Pemberton

Steve Pemberton

Rupert Murdoch

Katherine Kelly

Katherine Kelly

Sheridan McCoid

Kevin Doyle

Kevin Doyle

AC John Yates

Neil Maskell

Neil Maskell

Glen Campbell

Lee Ingleby

Lee Ingleby

David Leigh

Pip Torrens

Pip Torrens

Stuart Kuttner

Ron Cook

Ron Cook

Max Mosley

George Russo

Glen Mulcaire

Rebecca Front

Rebecca Front

DAC Sue Akers

Cara Theobold

Cara Theobold

Amelia Hill

Barry Sloane

Barry Sloane

DS Ezra Slater

Lisa Dillon

Lisa Dillon

Clare Rewcastle Brown

Dolly Gadsdon

Dolly Gadsdon

Lily Cook / Ella

Rosalie Craig

Rosalie Craig

Rebekah Brooks

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