Person

Jez Butterworth

English playwright, screenwriter and film director

Also known as Jeremy Butterworth, Jeremy "Jez" Butterworth

In the news

coverage spread: L67/C33/R0

Kenneth Branagh to star in Paramount+ series Laird

Paramount+ has greenlit the drama Laird, a modern Scottish Highlands saga starring Kenneth Branagh, who also serves as an executive producer; the series is created by Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, and Georgia Lee, with Joe Wright attached to direct the pilot. The story centers on the Laird of Castle Drummoch defending his ancestral lands from a shadowy American billionaire, and the project is positioned as a standalone series separate from the Yellowstone universe.

6 sources

Articleresearching the web…

Key facts

Occupation: playwright, film director, screenwriter, film producer
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Born: March 1969

On IJR

No public IJR answers mention Jez Butterworth yet. As people ask about it and share their answers, they'll appear here.