The Killing Kind (TV series)
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The Killing Kind | |
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Based on | The Killing Kind by Jane Casey |
Screenplay by | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
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Executive producer(s) | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Running time | 44-48 minutes |
Production company(s) | Eleventh Hour Films |
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Original network | Paramount+ |
Original release | 7 September 2023 |
External links | |
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The Killing Kind is a British legal thriller television series based on the novel of the same name by Jane Casey, adapted by Jonathan H. A. Stewart and Zara Hayes and developed by Eleventh Hour Films for Paramount+. The series premiered on 7 September 2023.
Contents
Synopsis
Ingrid (Appleton) is a barrister trying to rebuild her life after getting too close to a dangerous former client (Morgan), when suddenly he reappears in her life.
Cast
Main
- Emma Appleton as Ingrid Lewis
- Colin Morgan as John Webster
- Elliot Barnes-Worrell as Mark Orpen
- Olivia D'Lima as Suzanne
- Kerr Logan as DS Luke Nash
- Sara Powell as Belinda Grey
- Nicholas Rowe as Angus Grey
- Sophie Stanton as DI Jill Winstanley
Recurring
- Rob Jarvis as Tom Martins
- Bethany Muir as Emma Seaton
- Richard Dixon as Judge Peter Stuart
- Charles Furness as Jake Seaton
- Stuart Fox as Daniel Pole
- Niamh Gaia as Flora Pole
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | "Episode 1" | Zara Hayes | Zara Hayes and Jonathan Stewart | 7 September 2023 |
2 | "Episode 2" | Zara Hayes | Zara Hayes and Jonathan Stewart | 7 September 2023 |
3 | "Episode 3" | Zara Hayes | Zara Hayes and Jonathan Stewart | 7 September 2023 |
4 | "Episode 4" | Chanya Button | Zara Hayes and Jonathan Stewart | 7 September 2023 |
5 | "Episode 5" | Chanya Button | Zara Hayes and Jonathan Stewart | 7 September 2023 |
6 | "Episode 6" | Chanya Button | Zara Hayes and Jonathan Stewart | 7 September 2023 |
Production
Eleventh Hour Films optioned the rights to adapt Jane Casey's book The Killing Kind in May 2021, the same month the book was released.[1] It was announced in December 2022 that Paramount+ had greenlit the six-part adaptation of Casey's novel with Sony Pictures Television attached as a distributor. Casey was to be involved in the adaptation with Eleventh Hour Films, director Zara Hayes and co-screenplay writer Jonathan A.H. Stewart. Casey herself would executive produce the series with Paula Cuddy, Jill Green and Eva Gutierrez, with Andy Litvin as producer.[2][3]
Casting
The cast were announced at the end of January 2023, with Colin Morgan and Emma Appleton set to lead the series. Also joining the cast were Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Rob Jarvis, and Kerr Logan.[4]
Filming
Principal photography began at The Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol and on location in and around Bristol, with filming locations including the College Green, Avon Street, and outside Bristol Cathedral.[5] Filming also took place in Kingsdown and Bedminster, Bristol.[6][7] In February 2023, location shooting took place on the seafront at Brean in Somerset.[8] Filming also taking place in March in and around the Westgate Hotel in Newport. Filming is also scheduled for London. Filming was also taking place on Clevedon pier on the 6th April 2023.[9]
Release
Initially expected to stream on Paramount+ in 2024,[10] the series was moved up to be released on 7 September 2023.[11]
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External links
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- 2023 British television series debuts
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- 2020s British drama television series
- 2020s British television miniseries
- English-language television shows
- Television shows shot in Bristol
- British thriller television series
- Television shows based on British novels
- Paramount+ original programming