Pistol Trailer: Danny Boyle’s Sex Pistols Series
The first official trailer for Danny Boyle’s Sex Pistol TV series Pistol has been released by FX
The drama is based on the memoir of Steve Jones, the legendary Sex Pistols guitarist who helped usher in a punk revolution in Britain, chronicling the band’s early days in West London, their meteoric rise to stardom, and their collaboration with iconic fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood.
Babyteeth actor Toby Wallace leads the series as Jones while Louis Partridge plays Sid Vicious, Jacob Slater stars as Paul Cook, Anson Boon plays John Lydon, and Christian Lees plays Glen Matlock.
The Queen’s Gambit actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster stars as the band’s manager Malcolm McLaren, Game of Thrones actress Maisie Williams is playing punk icon Jordan, and Westworld’s Talulah Riley will take on punk designer Westwood.
The trailer begins with Jones declaring: ‘We’re going to kick this country awake if it kills us.’
Boon’s Lydon then informs his bandmates that ‘the monarchy has stolen our future’ before we hear Williams’ Jordan announce the start of ‘a youth revolution’.
The clip also features chaotic scenes of the Pistols performing and signing their contract with A&M outside Buckingham Palace.
Pistol is set to release on Disney+ on May 31.
