UKTV reveal sneak peek into Alibi’s forthcoming drama The Red King

First-look images have been released by UKTV of Alibi’s six-part drama The Red King.

The series, announced in June this year, is created and written by Toby Whithouse and features a star-studded lineup with Anjli Mohindra playing Grace Narayan, Adjoa Andoh as Lady Heather Nancarrow and Marc Warren as Dr Ian Prideaux.

Further cast include Jill Halfpenny as Ann Fletcher, Mark Lewis Jones as Gruffudd Prosser, Oliver Ryan as Mihangel Pugh, Sam Swainsbury as Father Douglas Carrisford, Lu Corfield as Lowri Bain, James Bamford as Owen Parry and Maeve Courtier-Lilley as Winter Bain.

Smart, capable and by the book Grace Narayan (Mohindra) was flying high as an inner-city police sergeant before being forced into a ‘punishment posting’ on the small, antiquated island of St. Jory. Confronted by the forgotten and unsolved case of missing teenage boy Cai, Grace quickly discovers that she must overcome scarce evidence, extraordinary local characters, and the island’s strange cult history to uncover the truth.

The Red King is a character-driven mystery-thriller, that combines the powerful story of a knotty police investigation with chilling, atmospheric folk-horror through the island’s eerie past devotion to a pagan God called the Red King and the cult of the True Way. The series is produced by Quay Street Productions, in association with ITV Studios.

Davina Earl, Executive Producer, Quay Street Productions:

“The Red King has been such an exciting project to bring to the screen, working with the team at UKTV. Toby Whithouse has a wonderfully distinctive voice, and his scripts are deeply intriguing, darkly funny and truly scary. The cast are a stellar mix of some of our most well-known and beloved actors. Plus, we get to showcase the North East as we create this compelling and atmospheric drama, which, as a North Easterner, is incredibly rewarding.”

The Red King is a UKTV Original for Alibi and will air in 2024.

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