A series of real-life reported UFO sightings in Britain near an air base used by the U.S. Air Force will be the basis of a new drama series, “Rendlesham”, reports Variety.
The show will recount the claimed UFO landings near the air base and Rendlesham Forest in Suffolk, England, in the 1980s.
A complex family drama will form the backdrop to the series, which will also fast-forward from the height of the Cold War to 2020, the 40th anniversary of the incidents, which are fabled among UFO enthusiasts and have been dubbed “Britain’s Roswell.”
Joe Ahearne (“Doctor Who”), who will helm the show, explains: “When Eleventh Hour Films drew my attention to this extraordinary piece of British and American history it pressed all my buttons, and I think it will do the same for a wide audience.”
Eve Gutierrez and Jill Green will executive produce for Collision and Safe House producer Eleventh Hour Films.