Betrayal: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

John Hughes joined MI5 during the war on terror and was at the forefront of averting the biggest terrorist plots on UK soil. Now in his mid 40s and married with two children he's struggling to adapt to the new MI5, where threats to national security have changed and he's forced to adapt to the values of a progressive work environment.

Series details

• Title: Betrayal
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Thriller, Espionage
• Premiere date: 2026-02-08
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: ITVX
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 47 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 79712
• IMDb ID: tt34258509
• TVDB ID: 459839

Cast and credited roles

• Shaun Evans — John Hughes
• Romola Garai — Claire Wardly
• Nikki Amuka-Bird — Simone Grant
• Zahra Ahmadi — Mehreen Askari-Evans
• Gamba Cole — Rudy Kember
• Omid Djalili — The General
• Anthony Flanagan — Craig Beeston
• Matthew Tennyson — Greg Taylor

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-02-08; final listed air date 2026-02-08; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Betrayal on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.