The six-part collection is a “style bending thriller, combining drama, suspense and horror.”
UKTV Alibi have introduced a serious new fee from Toby Whithouse (Being Human, The Sport).
Filming has begun on the present which comes from Quay Road Productions. Anjli Mohindra (Vigil) leads the present as detective Grace Narayan. She’s joined by Adjoa Andoh (Bridgerton) as Girl Heather Nancarrow and Marc Warren (Van Der Valk) as Dr Ian Prideaux.
The broader ensemble consists of Jill Halfpenny as Ann Fletcher, Mark Lewis Jones (Maintaining Religion) as Gruffudd Prosser, Oliver Ryan (Pennyworth) as Mihangel Pugh, Sam Swainsbury (Mum) as Father Douglas Carrisford, Lu Corfield (Showtrial) as Lowri Bain, James Bamford (Luther: The Fallen Solar) as Owen Parry and Maeve Courtier-Lilley (The Outpost) as Winter Bain.
Right here’s the premise for The Purple King
The Purple King is a character-driven mystery-thriller, that mixes the highly effective story of a knotty police investigation with chilling, atmospheric folk-horror via the island’s eerie previous devotion to a pagan God known as the Purple King and the cult of the True Manner.
Sensible, succesful and by the e-book Grace Narayan was flying excessive as an inner-city police sergeant earlier than being pressured right into a ‘punishment posting’ on the small, antiquated island of St. Jory. Confronted by the forgotten and unsolved case of lacking teenage boy Cai, Grace rapidly discovers that she should overcome scarce proof, extraordinary native characters, and the island’s unusual cult historical past to uncover the reality.
Sequence creator Toby Whithouse says:
Working with Quay Road and UKTV has been a real pleasure. This has been a ardour challenge for all of us. A style bending thriller, combining drama, suspense and horror, starring a number of the finest actors in tv. We’re so excited to share these characters and their tales with you.
The present’s government producers are Nicola Shindler and Davina Earl (Quay Road Productions), Philippa Collie Cousins (UKTV) and Toby Whithouse. The collection’ director is Daniel O’Hara (Keep Shut), who additionally government produces. The producer is Man Hescott (With out Sin).
We’ll preserve you posted on The Purple King. which is able to air in 2024.