Reputation is an upcoming British legal drama television series. It is created and written by Anya Reiss for BBC One.
The cast is led by Naomie Harris and Christina Hendricks.
Contents
Premise
The six-part series centres on Lena, a formidable lawyer who has built her career defending free expression who gets pulled into the case of the decade representing global pop star Davina Knight.
After Davina releases a provocative new song accusing her ex-husband, Billy, of abusive behaviour and he retaliates in kind, their private breakdown erupts into a very public libel battle.
Cast
Naomie Harris as Lena
Christina Hendricks as Davina Knight
Alex Jennings
David Gyasi
Kyle Soller as Billy
Emily Atack
Marli Siu
Alex Heath
Tilly Keeper
Corey Johnson
Aidan McArdle
Ernest Kingsley Jnr
Jodie Campbell
Kayla Meikle
Mike Noble
Enzo Cilenti
Kat Ronney
Production
Development
Reputation was commissioned by Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, in May 2026 and the series is being produced by UK production company The Forge. It is created by Anya Reiss, with Mahalia Belo serving as the director. Other writers of the series are Shyam Popat and Karla Crome. Alongside Reiss and Belo, George Ormond and Jade Taylor serve as executive producers.
Casting
The BBC confirmed that the cast will be led by Naomie Harris as Lena, the formidable lawyer, and Christina Hendricks as Davina Knight, the global pop star Lena represents. Additional cast include Alex Jennings, David Gyasi, Emily Atack, Kyle Soller, Marli Siu, Alex Heath, Tilly Keeper, Corey Johnson, Aidan McArdle, Ernest Kingsley Jnr, Jodie Campbell, Kayla Meikle, Mike Noble, Enzo Cilenti and Kat Ronney.
Filming
Filming was confirmed to be underway as of 22 May 2026.