Disney Plus Punks bring anarchy to the UK

Danny Boyle's Sex Pistols series will premiere on Disney+ on May 31.

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As he transforms from scrappy teen to major music legend, the show is adapted from Steve Jones' memoir Lonely Boy: Tales From A Sex Pistol.

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In addition to Maisie Williams and Iris Law, the show has a packed cast. In addition to Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire, 28 Days Later, and 127 Hours, Boyle has directed the film as well.

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There are bust-ups with the police, giant hair and eye make-up, snogging scenes, and lots of music in their brand-new world.

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As a teenager, Steve Jones flirted with petty crime. Born in Shepherd's Bush to a hairdresser and a boxer, he was not interested in school.

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As a lead singer, Johnny Rotten was born in London to Irish emigrants, and would frequently hang out at Vivienne Westwood's fetish store, SEX.

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Hammersmith-raised Paul Cook was the Sex Pistols' drummer. He met Steve Jones at school.

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Sid Vicious replaced Matlock as the Sex Pistols' bass guitarist in 1977.

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In 1978, Sid Vicious, possibly the most notorious member of the Sex Pistols, only lasted one year.

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Sex Pistols guitarist Wally Nightingale met Cook and Jones at school and was a member of The Strand, but all that involvement was pretty short-lived.

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The band's manager, Malcolm McLaren, encountered Cook and Jones at SEX, the shop he owned with girlfriend Vivienne Westwood.

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Having been born Susan Ballion, Sioux was a big fan of Sex Pistols, joining the Bromley Contingent, which included Soo Catwoman.

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The BBC adaptation of Dolly Alderton's Everything I Know About Love stars Emma Appleton as Spungen, the Witcher's Princess Renfro.

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The BBC adaptation of Dolly Alderton's Everything I Know About Love stars Emma Appleton as Spungen, the Witcher's Princess Renfro.

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She created the iconic Catwoman haircut, which featured hair cut close to the head and pronounced points at the front.

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Maisie Williams will play Pamela Rooke in her first television role since Game of Thrones ended in 2019.

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Disney Plus Punks bring anarchy to the UK

Danny Boyle's Sex Pistols series will premiere on Disney+ on May 31.

As he transforms from scrappy teen to major music legend, the show is adapted from Steve Jones' memoir Lonely Boy: Tales From A Sex Pistol.

In addition to Maisie Williams and Iris Law, the show has a packed cast. In addition to Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire, 28 Days Later, and 127 Hours, Boyle has directed the film as well.

There are bust-ups with the police, giant hair and eye make-up, snogging scenes, and lots of music in their brand-new world.

As a teenager, Steve Jones flirted with petty crime. Born in Shepherd's Bush to a hairdresser and a boxer, he was not interested in school.

Steve Jones (Toby Wallace)

As a lead singer, Johnny Rotten was born in London to Irish emigrants, and would frequently hang out at Vivienne Westwood's fetish store, SEX.

John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten (Anson Boon)

Hammersmith-raised Paul Cook was the Sex Pistols' drummer. He met Steve Jones at school.

Paul Cook (Jacob Slater)

Sid Vicious replaced Matlock as the Sex Pistols' bass guitarist in 1977.

Glen Matlock (Christian Lees)

In 1978, Sid Vicious, possibly the most notorious member of the Sex Pistols, only lasted one year.

Sid Vicious (Louis Partridge)

Sex Pistols guitarist Wally Nightingale met Cook and Jones at school and was a member of The Strand, but all that involvement was pretty short-lived.

Wally Nightingale (Dylan Llewellyn)

The band's manager, Malcolm McLaren, encountered Cook and Jones at SEX, the shop he owned with girlfriend Vivienne Westwood.

Malcolm McLaren (Thomas Brodie-Sangster)

Having been born Susan Ballion, Sioux was a big fan of Sex Pistols, joining the Bromley Contingent, which included Soo Catwoman.

Siouxsie Sioux (Beth Dillon)

The BBC adaptation of Dolly Alderton's Everything I Know About Love stars Emma Appleton as Spungen, the Witcher's Princess Renfro.

Vivienne Westwood (Talulah Riley)

The BBC adaptation of Dolly Alderton's Everything I Know About Love stars Emma Appleton as Spungen, the Witcher's Princess Renfro.

Chrissie Hynde (Sydney Chandler)

She created the iconic Catwoman haircut, which featured hair cut close to the head and pronounced points at the front.

Soo Catwoman (Iris Law)

Maisie Williams will play Pamela Rooke in her first television role since Game of Thrones ended in 2019.

Pamela Rooke aka Jordan (Maisie Williams)

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