Michael Landes (Love Soup) and Ophelia Lovibond (Guardians of the Galaxy) will lead the cast of Sky1’s Hooten and The Lady.

An original drama commission for Sky1, Hooten and The Lady sees Hustle creator Tony Jordan head up a writing team which includes co-creators James Payne, Sarah Phelps, Jeff Povey and Richard Zajdlic.

Showrunner Tony Jordan commented: “This is an incredibly ambitious show which I hope will be appointment to view television for a discerning drama audience on Sky 1. Seat of your pants adventure is the glue but Hooten and the Lady is all about these two amazing characters. We will be bringing a movie of the week to our audience with the highest production values and we are elated to have found Michael and Ophelia to bring our stories to life.”

Michael Landes will play Hooten and Ophelia Lovibond will play Lady Alexandra Lindo-Parker in the eight hour-long epic adventures.

Michael Landes said: “Humour, action, adventure and Tony Jordan. Where do I sign up? It’s an opportunity of a lifetime. I’m so excited!!”

Ophelia Lovibond added: “I’ve never played a full-on action role like The Lady before, so I’m really looking forward to getting my teeth stuck in.  I’m excited at the prospect of working with Michael and it’s also great to be working with Sky again. Not to mention filming in South Africa!”

The official synopsis reads: “Adventurer Hooten teams up with Lady Alexandra from the British Museum to track down fabled treasures from the past, including the lost Amazonian golden city of Z, the Buddha’s missing scroll and the lost tomb of Alexander the Great.”

Hooten and the Lady began filming last month in Rome and will also shoot in Cape Town in South Africa.

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