See Kenneth Branagh as Boris Johnson in new COVID-19 drama

Kenneth Branagh is unrecognizable as he transforms into Boris Johnson for the new coronavirus drama ‘This Sceptred Isle’.

The 60-year-old actor will play the British Prime Minister in the new drama Sky Atlantic.

The five-part series will retrace the events surrounding the Prime Minister, the government and the country in the face of the first wave of the global pandemic.

Kenneth’s casting as Bojo was first announced last month, and now the first image of him as the PM shows off his total transformation into a 56-year-old politician.

Kenneth swapped his neatly cut brown hair for Boris’ wild blonde locks and prosthetics appear to have been used to give him more of Bojo’s facial features.

The series will be directed by Michael Winterbottom, who will also co-write, while Sunday Times political editor Tim Shipman will act as a consultant. Winterbottom co-wrote “This Sceptred Isle” with Kieron Quirke, and will direct all five episodes.

The five-part drama begins with Johnson’s appointment as Prime Minister, before recounting the first cases of the coronavirus in the UK – until Johnson fell ill with the virus and the arrival of his son.

“This Island of Sceptred” will continue to track the impact on Britain of this once-in-a-generation pandemic, and the response of scientists, nurses and doctors

It is based on first-hand testimony from people inside Number 10 Downing Street, the Department of Health, the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), and hospitals and care homes across the country .

Kenneth, barely four years older than the Prime Minister, has starred in “Valkyrie”, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” and “Dunkirk”.

He received the title of knight in the 2012 anniversary honors and was knighted in November of that year.

“This Sceptred Isle” will air on Sky Atlantic in fall 2022.