Lightbox is known for high-end docs includingMan on WireandSearching for Sugar Man.
Luke Hobson (Mary Queen of Scots) plays Wintour, and Luke Roberts (Ransom) is Percy.
Sky History commissioned the series.
Chuku Modu stars in Lightbox drama ‘Gunpowder Siege’ for Sky HistoryA+E Networks EMEA/Sky HISTORY
Lightboxs Simon Chinn, Jonathan Chinn and Vanessa Tovell are exec producers on the series.
Newly-minted Sphere Abacus has snagged international rights and will handle distribution.
It will be on its first-ever slate at the Mipcom market in Cannes, next month.
