Sophie Turner Is Set to Star in True Crime Heist Drama Series JOAN

Game of Thrones and X-Men star Sophie Turner is set to star in a six-part true crime drama series that is inspired by notorious British jewel thief Joan Hannington for ITV. It’s based on Hannington’s memoirs.

The series is titled Joan, it comes from writer Anna Symon (Mrs. Wilson, The Essex Serpent), and the show is set “in the brash and aspirational London of the 1980s.” The story follows Turner as criminal Hannington, whose exploits earned her the nickname ‘The Godmother’ in the city’s underworld.

The story begins with Hannington “in her twenties in a disastrous marriage to a violent man. When he goes on the run, she sets her sights on a better life for her and daughter Debbie before transforming into an accomplished jewel thief.”

Turner said in a statement: “I’m so excited to be bringing Joan Hannington’s fascinating life story to screen in Joan. She is one of the most notorious figures in the criminal underworld of London, earning her the nickname ‘The Godmother.’ A woman who goes between her thriving and daring career as a jewel thief, all whilst trying to get her daughter back from social services, we see a mother in despair swept up in the exhilarating world of crime.”

Filming will begin in London in spring of next year. This sounds like it will be another great project for Turner to be a part of!