Showtime has released a new trailer for the two-part limited seriesThe Comey Rule, which finds actorBrendan Gleesonturning in an uncanny performance asDonald J. Trump. Based onJames Comey’s bookA Higher Loyalty, the two-episode event chronicles the events surrounding the 2016 Presidential election and its aftermath, as seen through the eyes of those who were there.Billy Ray(Captain Phillips) wrote and directed the limited series, but it’s not only based on Comey’s book – Ray and the filmmaking team spent a year conducting interviews of their own to put together a more complete version of the events.
Based on this trailer,The Comey Ruleis primarily tackling the immediate aftermath of the 2016 election and Trump’s attempt to gain “loyalty” from Comey. A stellar ensemble brings a number of key figures to life –Jeff Danielsis Comey,Holly Hunterplays Sally Yates,Michael Kellyfills the role of Andrew McCabe,Scoot McNairytackles Rod Rosenstein, and in an inspired bit of castingWilliam Sadleris Michael Flynn.
Showtime originally tried to positionThe Comey Ruleafter the 2020 Presidential election, but after outcry from audiences and Ray himself (the filmmakers always intended it to come outbefore), it will now air over two nights on September 27th and 28th on Showtime and will be available to stream in its entirety on September 27th. Will it change anyone’s mind? Doubtful! But it looks intriguing nonetheless.
Check out the new trailer forThe Comey Rulebelow.
Here’s the official synopsis forThe Comey Rule:
The two-part series, starring Jeff Daniels as James Comey and Brendan Gleeson as President Donald J. Trump, will premiere across two nights and be available to stream in its entirety beginning on September 27. Based on Comey’s No. 1 New York Times bestselling bookA Higher Loyaltyand more than a year of additional interviews with a number of key principals,THE COMEY RULEis an immersive, behind-the-headlines account of the historically turbulent events surrounding the 2016 presidential election and its aftermath, which divided a nation.THE COMEY RULEis not a biopic of one man, but is instead the story of two powerful figures, Comey and Trump, whose strikingly different personalities, ethics and loyalties put them on a collision course.
