Alex Kingston, Iain Glen, Mimi Keene and Arian Nik Join Ray Winstone in Prime Video Action Comedy Series ‘Danger Money’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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Prime Video has begun filming its new action-comedy series "Danger Money" in Malta, with Alex Kingston, Iain Glen, Mimi Keene and Arian Nik confirmed to join previously announced star Ray Winstone, alongside supporting cast Kara Tointon, Sean Pertwee and co-creator Oliver Maltman. The casting news underlines the scale of the six-part series, bringing together recognisable names from major franchises including "Doctor Who," "Game of Thrones" and "Sex Education," and signals Prime Video's continued investment in star-led British action-comedy drama.
Winstone plays Razor, a disgraced former SAS operative pulled back into danger decades after a botched 1990s mission, when an old associate (Pertwee) offers him a job that spirals into a conspiracy involving hidden war spoils and corrupt institutions. Kingston plays the enigmatic Roxy, Glen an old friend of Razor's, Keene the mysterious Ana, and Nik his impulsive "nephew" Jamaal, while Tointon and Maltman play Razor's daughter and her partner respectively. The series is written by David Crow and Maltman, directed by Carl Tibbetts and Charles Martin, and produced by Two Brothers Pictures (part of Banijay Entertainment) with All3Media International handling global distribution.
- Kingston, Glen, Keene and Nik join Ray Winstone in Prime Video's "Danger Money"
- Six-part series follows ex-SAS operative dragged into a war-spoils conspiracy
- Filming under way in Malta; Two Brothers Pictures produces for Prime Video
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Danger Money is a new six-part action-comedy series being made for Prime Video, currently filming on location in Malta. It stars Ray Winstone as Razor, a former SAS soldier whose past catches up with him decades after a mission went wrong, dragging him into a plot involving stolen wartime money and corruption. The show has now added a run of well-known British actors to its cast, including Alex Kingston, Iain Glen, Mimi Keene and Arian Nik.
The wider cast draws on some of British television's most recognisable faces, several known for roles in major international franchises such as Doctor Who and Game of Thrones, alongside performers from newer hits like Sex Education. It is written by David Crow and Oliver Maltman, who also appears in the cast, and directed by Carl Tibbetts and Charles Martin. The series is made by production company Two Brothers Pictures, part of the larger Banijay Entertainment group, with All3Media International handling sales of the show internationally.
The story matters because it reflects streaming platforms' continued appetite for big-cast, star-driven British drama as a way of attracting subscribers. Casting announcements like this one are also a standard part of how studios build early interest in a series long before it airs.
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Filming has begun in Malta on Danger Money, Prime Video's forthcoming action-comedy series, with a raft of new cast members confirmed to appear alongside previously announced lead Ray Winstone. Joining the production are Alex Kingston, Iain Glen, Mimi Keene and Arian Nik, alongside Kara Tointon, Sean Pertwee and Oliver Maltman, the latter of whom also co-created and co-writes the show. The six-episode series is produced by Two Brothers Pictures, part of Banijay Entertainment, in association with All3Media International.
The story follows Winstone as a former SAS operative nicknamed Razor, whose career and reputation were destroyed by a mission gone wrong in the 1990s that cost his closest friend his life. Decades on, still burdened by guilt and trying to reconnect with his daughter, he is drawn back into his old world when a former associate, played by Pertwee, offers him a job. A trip to Italy sends events off course, leaving Razor on the run with an unlikely pair of companions — his headstrong 'nephew' Jamaal, played by Nik, and the enigmatic Roxy, played by Kingston — as they become entangled in a dangerous plot involving buried wartime treasure, corrupt institutions and enemies keen to keep old secrets hidden.
Tointon takes the role of Maggie, Razor's on-screen daughter, with Maltman playing her partner Gavin, while Keene appears as the mysterious Ana. Glen plays an old friend from Razor's past. Kingston described Roxy as an unpredictable figure who moves between outward professionalism and deeper emotional complexity, praising the scripts for blending action, comedy and warmth. Nik echoed that enthusiasm, calling the material funny and twist-filled, and expressing pride at working alongside Winstone and Kingston.
David Crow and Maltman co-created the series and write several episodes, with Iain Hollands also contributing scripts and serving as a co-executive producer; Ryan O'Sullivan and Matilda Wnek write the remaining episode. Carl Tibbetts directs the first three instalments, with Charles Martin taking over for the final three. Harry and Jack Williams, Sarah Hammond, Alex Mercer and Katie Churchill executive produce for Two Brothers Pictures.
Where outlets differ
Variety frames the piece as an exclusive casting reveal and includes direct quotes from Kingston and Nik about their characters and the tone of the scripts; Deadline does not include these quotes.
Deadline gives Winstone's character his full name, Alan 'Razor' Sharp, and notes that All3Media International's involvement predates its merger with Banijay Rights — details Variety omits.
Deadline includes additional below-the-line credits not mentioned by Variety: producer Mick Pantaleo, casting director Aisha Bywaters, Maltese service company Halo Pictures (supported by the Maltese Film Commission), and Banijay Rights as global distributor.
Variety lists more extensive career credits for the cast (e.g. additional titles for Maltman and Pertwee) and describes Two Brothers Pictures' credits (Fleabag, The Tourist), which Deadline does not mention.
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