Jack Thorne
Director
The Hack (2025)
Miniseries
Set between 2002 and 2012, the drama deftly interweaves two real life stories, the uncovering of phone hacking at the News of the World, and running parallel, the investigation into the unsolved murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan.
Released Sept. 24, 2025
Episode 49 min
None+
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Production Companies: ITV Studios, AC Chapter One, One Shoe Films
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
8.8
S1E1 - Episode 1
Following a tip-off, journalist Nick Davies investigates reports of endemic phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World.
Sept. 24, 2025, midnight
S1E2 - Episode 2
2002: DCS Dave Cook takes on the most-investigated unsolved murder in the Metropolitan Police's history and uncovers worrying links to Fleet Street.
Oct. 1, 2025, midnight
S1E3 - Episode 3
Nick fights to protect his editor and his newspaper from a Fleet Street backlash as he forms new alliances and comes into conflict with Scotland Yard.
Oct. 8, 2025, midnight
S1E4 - Episode 4
DCS Dave Cook is forced to work with an unlikely ally when he is drawn back into the Daniel Morgan investigation after a new witness comes forward.
Oct. 15, 2025, midnight
S1E5 - Episode 5
Nick teams up with the New York Times as Andy Coulson lands in Downing Street, and Dave Cook is challenged in court over the Morgan investigation.
Oct. 22, 2025, midnight
S1E6 - Episode 6
Dave finds strength from a surprising new ally, and Nick is drawn back into the fight and discovers new information that could change things completely.
Oct. 29, 2025, midnight
S1E7 - Episode 7
Nick, Dave and their allies face troubling new threats as the hacking scandal explodes and Rupert Murdoch faces Parliament.
Nov. 5, 2025, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 49 min.
Season Runtime: 344 min.
Released: Sept. 24, 2025
Last Air Date: Nov. 5, 2025, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: 15
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