Benedict Cumberbatch will star in the two-hour new drama Brexit (tentative title), playing Dominic Cummings, chief director of the official referendum campaign organization "VoteLeave". The drama will explore this data-driven political campaign, one of the most controversial and controversial government referendums in modern history. The series is directed by Toby Haynes and written by playwright James Graham, and will start shooting in the second half of this year.