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.
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About Ronald Wayne Burkle
Ronald Wayne Burkle is an American businessman. He is the co-founder and managing partner of The Yucaipa Companies, LLC, a private investment firm that specializes in U.S. companies in the distribution, logistics, food, retail, consumer, hospitality, entertainment, sports and light industrial sectors.
Everything about Ronald Wayne Burkle →- Occupation
- businessperson, financier, film producer
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- November 12, 1952