The Hack (2025)

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The truth doesn't die quietly.

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.

• Released: 2025-09-24
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Seasons: 1, 7 episodes
• Episode length: 50m
• Network: ITV1
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 28 votes

Created by Jack Thorne.

Top cast

• David Tennant as Nick Davies
• Toby Jones as Alan Rusbridger
• Robert Carlyle as DCS Dave Cook
• Rose Leslie as Charlotte Harris
• Steve Pemberton as Rupert Murdoch
• Eve Myles as Jacqui Hames
• Dougray Scott as PM Gordon Brown
• Katherine Kelly as Sheridan McCoid
• Kevin Doyle as AC John Yates
• Neil Maskell as Glen Campbell

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Hack

• United Kingdom: stream on ITVX, ITVX Premium; watch free on ITVX; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• India: stream on Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel; watch free on Amazon Prime Video
• Australia: stream on Stan

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