political satire

Asylum (2015)

Poster for Asylum

Inspired by the true stories of whistle-blowers claiming asylum, Asylum is a satirical comedy about a government whistle-blower and a millionaire internet entrepreneur trapped together in the London embassy of a fictional Latin American country. Dan Hern is a serious, self-important egotist who is accused of leaking important documents. After a year in the El Rican embassy Dan is bored, depressed and has no hope of getting out - his only chance is to push his case in an interview with the Guardian. The embassy staff are struggling to attract people to the annual embassy ball, as Dan is old news and nobody wants to come. The Ambassador's oily son decides to offer sanctuary to another international fugitive named Ludo Backslash: a larger-than-life, childish hacker and internet pirate, who set up a file-sharing website and became public enemy number one among the global entertainment community.

Cast & Crew

Director
  • Profile picture of Ben Miller
    Daniel Hern Ben Miller
  • Profile picture of Dustin Demri-Burns
    Ludo Backslash Dustin Demri-Burns
  • Profile picture of Kayvan Novak
    Rafael Kayvan Novak
  • Profile picture of Darrell D'Silva
    Castillo Darrell D'Silva
  • Profile picture of Yasmine Akram
    Rosa Yasmine Akram
  • Profile picture of Niky Wardley
    Lorna Niky Wardley
  • Profile picture of John Guerrasio
    Mo John Guerrasio
Poster for Season 1

Season 1

2015

3 episodes

Season 1 of Asylum premiered on February 9, 2015

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Keywords

  • political satire