Richard Madden to Star in Paramount+ 'Trauma' Thriller
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- Richard Madden cast as lead Jim Marchant in "Trauma," a former Royal Marines medic turned ER doctor who fights floor-by-floor through a London hospital seized by terrorists holding the Prime Minister hostage during surgery
- Prime Video and Paramount+ set to co-produce "Trauma" through a deal brokered by Lionsgate Television and 42 Management & Production—pairing two rival streamers on a single series
- Lionsgate Television holds a minority stake in 42 Management & Production, the production outfit that helped engineer the cross-platform partnership
- Geoff Bussetil (Slow Horses, Scoop, Skins) created and will write "Trauma," which will premiere on Paramount+ in all available territories excluding the UK and Ireland
- Daniel Syrkin (Tehran, MobLand) is directing "Trauma," with Chrissy Skinns producing and Madden, Syrkin, Ben Pugh, and Ben Cavey executive producing
- Madden can next be seen in Netflix's upcoming series Trinity, with prior credits including Amazon feature Killer Heat and Marvel Studios' Eternals
Why it matters: The unusual co-production deal—two rival streamers (Prime Video and Paramount+) sharing one series, brokered through Lionsgate's minority stake in 42—makes the show a structural experiment as much as a casting coup. For Madden, the role pivots him from fantasy prestige (Game of Thrones) into grounded action-thriller territory with a diegetically tight, single-location premise.
