Emma Thompson is a Horribly Divisive Politician in YEARS & YEARS Trailer

Years & Years is a new series from HBO starring Emma Thompson that takes place in a near-future dystopia. Thompson will play Vivienne Rook who is a very charming and controversial political leader who appears to go for shocking policies even if its just to get a reaction.

“Created by Russell T. Davies and starring Emma Thompson, Anne Reid and Rory Kinnear, Years & Years is an epic saga that takes an ordinary family and catapults them through the next 15 years. As society changes, faster than ever, the Lyons will experience everything we hope for in the future, and everything we fear. They’ll fall in and out of love, and grow old, fall apart and come back together, while constantly looking forward.”

A lot of the aspects of the trailer for Years & Years felt like a commentary on our current political climate around the world. That’s probably what will draw many people to watching it, honestly. What did you think after watching the trailer?

Years & Years premieres June 24 on HBO. Created by Russell T. Davies and starring Emma Thompson, Anne Reid and Rory Kinnear, Years & Years is an epic saga that takes an ordinary family and catapults them through the next 15 years.