You definitely know who they are, or you’ve seen a band shirt once or twice.

The Sex Pistols were a band formed in London in 1975, although their career lasted two years, they left a mark on rock music culture. The group was known for being associated with anarchism and heavily influence punk culture making history as one of the biggest ground-breaking acts. The band is also pretty known for it’s controversial song “God Save The Queen” which was banned by every independent radio station in Britain.

Nonetheless, were getting a TV series made on the 1970s Punk icons themselves.

The TV series is set to be directed by Trainspotting director Danny Boyle. The series is set to be based on Steve Jones’s memoir, Lonely Boy: Tales from A Sex Pistol, this does not focus on his time with the band.

Instead, the story is set in West London where a young musician suffers from maternal neglect and sexual abuse by a stepfather which led them to fall into crime. Becoming entranced by the glam rock scene he is taken under the wings of Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood.

The series will show the struggles the band faced and demystify the myths behind them. How the band struggled with the criticism and pressures of living up to their image.

It is without a doubt this band changed UK culture and punk rock entirely so it will be the show to watch once aired. The release dates haven’t been set yet but production is set to start in March this year.