This year has been fairly wonderful for Andrew Garfield.

His portrayal of the late Rent author Jonathan Larson in Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tick, Tick... Boom! earned him his second Academy Award nomination.

His portrayal of a tormented Mormon investigator in the FX real crime drama Under the Banner of Heaven earned him his first Primetime Emmy nomination.

He now has the opportunity to play Richard Branson, the eccentric millionaire and Knight of the Realm who founded the Virgin Group.

According to Deadline, Andrew Garfield will executive produce and appear in the six-part streaming series Hot Air.

Richard Branson is undoubtedly an intriguing part for Andrew Garfield as an actor.

Investigative journalist Martyn Gregory's non-fiction book Dirty Tricks is being used as the basis for the Andrew Garfield-starring drama Hot Air.

What streaming service will carry Hot Air is still to be announced.