Showtime has released the first teaser trailer for its highly anticipated limited series The Comey Rule.
For the four-hour two-part series, Brendan Gleeson transforms into President Donald Trump as he comes face to face with former FBI Director James Comey, played by Jeff Daniels.
The 30-second trailer was released on Wednesday and shows a glimpse into the the meetings between the two men in the aftermath of the 2016 election.
Coming soon: Showtime released the first trailer of its upcoming limited series, The Comey Rule, on Wednesday, showing Brendan Gleeson transformed into President Donald Trump as he comes face to face with former FBI Director James Comey, played by Jeff Daniels
‘I know some people in the bureau (FBI) have it in for me,’ Gleeson says in a distinguishable raspy Trump voice. ‘But I’m the President now.’
While Trump grapples with his new role, Comey seems to be handling larger concerns.
‘Why are there four guys with ties to Russia on one campaign,’ Daniels says as Comey to an advisor, before seemingly meeting with Russian officials.
‘I’ve looked at this from every angle,’ he adds. ‘They’re all terrible. We’re steaming towards an ice berg.’
POTUS: ‘I know some people in the bureau (FBI) have it in for me,’ Gleeson says in a distinguishable raspy Trump voice. ‘But I’m the President now’
Ice berg ahead: While Trump grapples with his new role, Comey seems to be handling larger concerns. ‘Why are there four guys with ties to Russia on one campaign,’ Daniels says as Comey to an advisor, before seemingly meeting with Russian officials
Controversy: ‘I’ve looked at this from every angle,’ he adds. ‘They’re all terrible. We’re steaming towards an ice berg.’ It appears to also cover Comey’s testimony in front of Congress
Trump comes in through voiceover, ‘Nobody gets treated as unfairly as I do,’ as he is shown with beautiful women.
And in a moment Comey documented and testified about in front of Congress, over dinner Trump tells him ‘I need loyalty.’
‘Whatever side you’re on,’ flashes across the screen. ‘You only know half the story.’
The trailer ends with a public meeting between the two, while shaking hands, Trump leans in to whisper in a raspy voice in Comey’s ear.
Unfair: Trump comes in through voiceover, ‘Nobody gets treated as unfairly as I do,’ as he is shown with beautiful women
Loyalty: And in a moment Comey documented and testified about in front of Congress, over dinner Trump tells him ‘I need loyalty’
‘I look forward to working with you. Let’s take a picture,’ he says as cameras flash.
A scene flashes of Gleeson, as Trump, heading out to the 2017 Inauguration, his silhouette distinguishable as the President, in a draping dark coat and combed back hair.
In the short trailer, Trump remains an ominous figure, with no clear shots of his face.
The two-part series will air on back-to-back nights September 27 and 28.
Swearing in: A scene flashes of Gleeson, as Trump, heading out to the 2017 Inauguration, his silhouette distinguishable as the President, in a draping dark coat and combed back hair
Friends; The trailer ends with a public meeting between the two, while shaking hands, Trump leans in to whisper in a raspy voice in Comey’s ear. ‘I look forward to working with you. Let’s take a picture,’ he says as cameras flash
Two-night event: The limited series will air on Showtime September 27 and 28 in a two-night four-hour event
The Comey Rule is based on the New York Times bestselling book by Comey, A Higher Loyalty and more than a year of additional interviews with a number of key principals.’
Of the series, Showtime says ‘The Comey Rule is 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.’
And calls Russia’s interference in the 2016 election a, ‘deep and unprecedented penetration into American politics’.
The first night of the two-night, event will explore the earliest days in the Russia investigation and the FBI investigating Hillary Clinton’s emails, and how they impacted election night when Trump shocked the world.
Source; The Comey Rule is based on the New York Times bestselling book by Comey, A Higher Loyalty and more than a year of additional interviews with a number of key principals’
Part two, however, is said to be a ‘day-by-day account’ of the volatile relationship between Trump and Comey in his first few months in the White House. Based on scenes that appear to show Comey’s testimony in front of Congress it appears to cover that as well.
President Trump dismissed Comey on May 9, 2017, after he faced criticism for his 2016 handling of the bureau’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server.
Mr Comey, who was appointed FBI Director by President Obama, was also heading an investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US election and alleged links between Moscow and the Trump campaign.
Although presidents have occasionally clashed with FBI directors, Mr Comey was the second ever director to be dismissed from the Bureau.
President Trump (pictured) dismissed Comey on May 9, 2017, after he faced criticism for his 2016 handling of the bureau’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server
James Comey (pictured), who was appointed FBI Director by President Obama, was also heading an investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US election and alleged links between Moscow and the Trump campaign
Comey’s firing by Trump triggered a 22-month long investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller to investigate Russian election interference in 2016.
Mueller documented numerous contacts between Trump campaign figures and Moscow but found insufficient evidence of a criminal conspiracy.
Aside from Daniels and Gleeson the series boasts an all-star ensemble cast including Holly Hunter as Acting Attorney General Sally Yates and Kingsley Ben-Adir as President Barack Obama.
The cast also includes Michael Kelly as former FBI Director Andrew McCabe, Jennifer Ehle as Patrice Comey, Scoot McNairy as former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, Jonathan Banks as former National Intelligence Director James Clapper, Oona Chaplin as former FBI lawyer Lisa Page, Amy Seimetz as former FBI lawyer Trisha Anderson, Steven Pasquale as former FBI agent Peter Strzok and Peter Coyote (The Disappearance) as Robert Mueller.
Day by day: Part two, however, is said to be a ‘day-by-day account’ of the volatile relationship between Trump and Comey in his first few months in the White House
Event series: The two-part, four-hour event series was adapted for the screen and directed by Oscar(R) nominated screenwriter Billy Ray (Captain Phillips, Shattered Glass) and executive produced by Shane Salerno, Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin and Ray
The cast is rounded out by Steve Zissis (Togetherness), Shawn Doyle (House of Cards), Brian d’Arcy James (Spotlight), Dalmar Abuzeid (Anne with an E), William Sadler (When They See Us), Richard Thomas (Tell Me Your Secrets), T.R. Knight (Grey’s Anatomy), Joe Lo Truglio (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Spencer Garrett (Bombshell), Michael Hyatt (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Damon Gupton (Black Lightning) and Seann Gallagher (Good Witch).
The two-part, four-hour event series was adapted for the screen and directed by Oscar(R) nominated screenwriter Billy Ray (Captain Phillips, Shattered Glass) and executive produced by Shane Salerno, Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin and Ray.
The series was produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Home Run Productions, The Story Factory, and Secret Hideout.