George Kay (writer) explained

George Kay is an English screenwriter.^[1] He wrote and co-created the international Netflix series Criminal and Lupin, and the Apple TV+ thriller Hijack, starring Idris Elba,^[2] as well as writing and executive-producing the 2022 television series Litvinenko. He has also worked on the shows Stag, My Mad Fat Diary, The Hour, The Tunnel, and the first season of Killing Eve.^{[3] [4]}

Whilst a teenage student at Wellington College, Berkshire, Kay met director Jim Field Smith, with whom he often collaborates.^[5]

Whilst writing the script for Litvinenko, Kay had access to transcripts of Alexander Litvinenko's eighteen hours of deathbed interviews with the Metropolitan Police.^[6] Litvinenko's widow, Marina, and the Metropolitan Police supported the production of the series.^[7] The show has been sold to over eighty international territories.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: George Kay, Meet the Writers 322 – Radio . 18 December 2022 . Monocle.
2. Web site: Whittock . Jesse . 21 April 2022 . Idris Elba to Lead Apple TV+ Thriller Series 'Hijack' from 'Lupin' Writer George Kay . 18 December 2022 . Deadline.
3. Web site: viapiuser . 26 April 2017 . George Kay . 18 December 2022 . Variety.
4. Web site: Speakers George Kay London Screenwriters' Festival 2023 . 18 December 2022.
5. Web site: George Kay, Meet the Writers 322 – Radio . 18 December 2022 . Monocle.
6. Web site: Willix . Pierra . 8 December 2022 . Litvinenko writer admits Alexander's wife watching ITVX drama is 'nerve-racking' . 18 December 2022 . Metro.
7. Web site: Litvinenko writer explains change of lead actor and genre each episode . 18 December 2022 . Radio Times.
8. Web site: Foreman . Liza . 17 October 2022 . ITV Studios Sells 'Litvinenko' to 80-Plus Territories . 18 December 2022 . Variety.