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“The Lazarus Project” is a riveting eight-hour drama that follows George (Paapa Essiedu), the latest recruit to The Lazarus Project – a secret organization that has harnessed the ability to turn back time whenever the world threatens extinction. George and his colleagues are the few people on Earth who can remember the undone events when time goes back. But when a freak accident harms someone close to George, Lazarus won’t let him turn back time to undo it unless there is the threat of global extinction. Now George must choose to stay loyal or go rogue as he faces the question: if you had the power to re-write your past, what would you sacrifice to do it? “The Lazarus Project” explores our desire to take charge of what is beyond our control and is a moving story of love and fate within a gripping action thriller that will keep viewers on the edge of their seats.
The series stars Emmy® Award and BAFTA-nominated Paapa Essiedu (“I May Destroy You”), Anjli Mohindra (“Bodyguard”), Tom Burke (“Strike”), Caroline Quentin (“Bridgerton”), Rudi Dharmalingam (“Wakefield”), and Charly Clive (“Pure”).
“The Lazarus Project” is produced by Urban Myth Films and Sky Studios. Executive Producers are Julian Murphy, Johnny Capps, and Joe Barton. Paul Gilbert is Executive Producer for Sky Studios. Season 2 of “The Lazarus Project” is currently in production.
What: The Lazarus Project episodes 1-4 marathon
When: Saturday, July 1st, 10 am – 2 pm
Where: TNT
Episode 1 – 4 Synopsis:
George is an ordinary man leading an ordinary life. Then one morning, he wakes up and discovers the impossible has happened. Time has turned back and undone the events of the past six months. George is convinced that he’s lost his mind until he is approached by the Lazarus Project, a secret organization who have harnessed the ability to turn back time. George must decide whether working alongside Lazarus for “the greater good” is worth risking all he’s ever known and loved. After a freak accident harms someone close to George, he is left distraught. He can’t stop himself from asking – if he is working with an organization that can turn back time, why can’t they undo what has happened and help the person he loves? He turns to his colleague and close friend Archie, who reveals the dangers of resetting time and how it almost destroyed her life.
And following a personal loss, George decides to stop mourning and take action instead. And if his colleagues at the Lazarus Project won’t help him, George will need to find support elsewhere – even if that means appealing to Lazarus’ sworn enemies. George is determined to reset time to regain the person he loves – but the only way to do so is by causing a global catastrophe. With Rebrov’s help, George decides to follow his heart and set out on a morally dubious mission of destruction. But he doesn’t know that his colleague Shiv, a diehard Lazarus loyalist, is onto him… and he will do anything to stop George.
Episode 5
Written by: Joe Barton | Directed by: Laura Scrivano
George continues on his mission to create chaos and turn back time. Trying desperately to keep the Lazarus Project off the scent, George tries to shift the suspicion from himself by making a longtime Lazarus employee – and Archie’s mentor – the scapegoat. But will Archie believe that her trusted colleague and mentor has gone rogue? As the stakes get higher and George resorts to more extreme measures, he learns how far he will go to get back the person he loves.
Episode 6
Written by: Joe Barton | Directed by: Laura Scrivano
Closer than ever to his goal, George rushes to finish the job before Lazarus can discover what he’s up to. Out on a limb, the only people that George can ally himself with are a group of mercenaries. But will he be betrayed before he gets the chance to strike? Faced with a decision that will change countless lives and the world as he knows it, George must decide whether saving one person is worth all of this destruction – or if his entire mission has been a catastrophic mistake.
Episode 7
Written by: Joe Barton | Directed by: Akaash Meeda
George wakes up with everything he wishes for, but everything is not as it seems. George grapples with his guilt and begins confronting some unpleasant truths – including how his actions may have fundamentally changed him. George’s impulsiveness again results in disastrous consequences, and a shocking revelation threatens to destroy his life.
Episode 8
Written by: Joe Barton | Directed by: Akaash Meeda
The organization is disarrayed when the Lazarus Project is rocked by an event they have no control over. They are racing against time to find a solution to an impossible problem. Amidst all this, George is allowed to fix his past mistakes. But can he redeem himself before time runs out and humanity is destroyed?