Taut and thrilling, Bodyguard doesn’t romanticize political intrigue, instead shining a light on the nefarious acts governments get away with every day.
Richard Madden won a Golden Globe for his performance in this British series as war veteran turned bodyguard David Budd, who, after stopping a suicide bomber on a train, is assigned as security detail to Julia Montague (Keeley Hawes). Montague is a conservative politician who’s recently come under fire for backing a controversial bill, and a good amount of the show’s tension comes from her ideological clashes with Budd, who opposes her politics but is nonetheless tasked with protecting her life. Taut and thrilling, Bodyguard doesn’t romanticize political intrigue, instead shining a light on the nefarious acts governments get away with every day.