The Hack: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

ITV has commissioned The Hack, a 7-part ITV Studios co-production with Stan, Australia about the phone hacking scandal written by BAFTA, Tony and Olivier award winning screenwriter, Jack Thorne, with David Tennant, Robert Carlyle and Toby Jones in leading roles and produced by the team from Mr Bates vs The Post Office. 

Set between 2002 and 2012, the drama deftly interweaves two real life stories, the work of investigative journalist Nick Davies, played by David Tennant, who uncovered evidence of phone hacking at the News of the World, and running parallel, the story of the investigation into the unsolved murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan, led by former Met Police Detective Chief Superintendent Dave Cook, played by Robert Carlyle.  Toby Jones plays former Editor-in Chief of The Guardian, Alan Rusbridger.

Series details

• Title: The Hack
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2025-09-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-09-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: ITVX
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 49 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 82327
• IMDb ID: tt35615598
• TVDB ID: 459562

Cast and credited roles

• David Tennant — Nick Davies
• Robert Carlyle — DCS Dave Cook
• Toby Jones — Alan Rusbridger

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-09-24; final listed air date 2025-09-24; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Hack 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.