Every conflict leaves its mark.
Two of London's most prestigious law firms. A relentless rivalry. And cases where the stakes extend far beyond the courtroom. From the creator of Lupin and Hijack, HBO's War is a high-energy legal drama built around power, ambition and the human consequences of conflict.
Our challenge was to capture the emotional world of the series before a single scene had played out.
Rather than illustrate the legal profession or depict war literally, we wanted to create an opening that would immerse audiences in the tension at the heart of the story. Something that could express the rivalry, the shifting balance of power and the unpredictable nature of conflict without showing any of it directly.
We found our creative language in abstract expressionism.
Opposing forms became two fighters in a ring, circling, striking and reacting to one another. Paint collides, fractures, bleeds and consumes itself. Moments of control give way to chaos, only to reorganize and collapse again. Every gesture becomes a confrontation, caught somewhere between beauty and destruction.
The result is a visceral, painterly title sequence that establishes the emotional stakes of War from its opening moments.
An abstract battlefield where every movement carries consequence, setting the tone for a story in which conflict is never simply black and white.
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CREATIVE DIRECTORronnie koff ART DIRECTORhenry chang |
DESIGNERkathy liang 3D ARTISTjeffrey su |
PAINTER/ANIMATORdrew tyndell EDITORlexi gunvaldson PRODUCERchrstina hwang EXECUTIVE PRODUCERrenee robson |