Video Interview with Deep State’s Matthew Parkhill & Mark Strong

Matthew Parkhill, co-creator, writer, director and showrunner of Deep State, and star Mark Strong talk to TV Drama about the espionage thriller series.

Mark Strong is no stranger to espionage thrillers. The acclaimed British actor’s long list of movie credits includes Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Imitation Game, the Kingsman franchise and, most recently, The Catcher Was a Spy. Strong now leads the cast of Deep State, the first original drama commissioned out of Fox Networks Group Europe & Africa. Penned by Matthew Parkhill, the Endor production, exec produced by Hilary Bevan Jones, stars Strong as Max Easton, an ex-spy convinced to come out of retirement to avenge the death of his estranged son.

An article about how an engineering company in Texas profited from the Iraq War served as the initial spark for Deep State. Parkhill, co-creator, writer, director and showrunner, started working on the drama while in between seasons on his show Rogue for DIRECTV. Exploring the intersections of corporate interests and government espionage, Deep State is being distributed by Fox Networks Group Content Distribution. The series, which has been renewed for a second season, makes its U.S. debut on EPIX on June 17.

This interview is available with subtitles in Spanish, Mandarin and French.