It is run by grizzled veteran Nomad (Sophie Okonedo), a no-nonsense boss, and relies on data by lead tech nerd Jack of Hearts (Matthias Schweighöfer), who is totally immersed in his work to the point that no one even knows his real name.ĭirector Tom Harper, who guided the terrific Amazon period balloon adventure The Aeronauts, shows he is up to the task of leading a global thriller like this one, which jumps from the highest points in Italy to Portugal to the UK to Iceland to the Sahara Desert outside Morocco. It is heavily involved in the latest technology, centered in a headquarters that seemingly can dial up computer images of absolutely anything and anyone at any given time. But things get a whole lot more complex when it is revealed that Stone has been keeping secrets from her own spy team and is in fact a key operative and charter member of The Charter, a peace-driven uber-underground organization that takes missions to a level well beyond the scope of MI6. It’s got a fantastic cast led by Jing Lusi and Richard Armitage, and we are delighted to be working with Bad Wolf on this exciting new show.The heart of the story, however, comes soon in Greg Rucka and Allison Schroeder’s exposition-laden script as we learn that Stone is working with lead agent Parker (Dornan) and their associates Yang (Jing Lusi) and Bailey (Paul Ready) to thwart an ambitious hacker, Keya Dhawan (Indian star Alia Bhatt), who has invaded their space with her own plans. "Thanks to Peter’s scripts, the story will have the audience gripped and continually surprised throughout. ITV's head drama commissioner, Polly Hill, says: “ Red Eye is a brilliantly addictive thriller with an international story taking place on the red eye flight from Heathrow to Beijing. Sony Pictures Television will be responsible for the international distribution of Red Eye. The project has been developed and overseen by Bad Wolf’s Director of Content, Dan McCulloch ( His Dark Materials, Endeavour). Fortitude and Power Book IV: Force Director, Kieron Hawkes, will direct all episodes in the series which is produced by Kristian Dench ( The Capture, Strike Back). Award-winning producer Julie Gardner ( I Hate Suzie, Doctor Who) will Executive Produce the series alongside Lachlan MacKinnon ( Industry, A Discovery of Witches). Red Eye is produced by Sony Pictures Television-backed Bad Wolf, founded in 2015 by Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner. There's no Red Eye trailer yet, but if ITV release one, we’ll put it up on this page so you can get a sneak preview of the exciting thriller. Daphne Cheung, Oliver Maltman, Jonathan Aris and Aidan Cheng round out the cast. Red Eye also stars Jemma Moore ( Silent Witness) who is playing Jess Li, Hana’s sister. (Image credit: Disney) Who else is starring in Red Eye? He’s also had roles in Strike Back, The Hobbit, Captain America: The First Avenger, Ocean’s Eight, The Stranger and Stay Close. He previously starred as Lucas North in the BBC spy drama Spooks and played Guy of Gisborne in BBC One drama Robin Hood. Richard Armitage plays Dr Nolan, who is accused of murder. Red Eye cast - Richard Armitage as Dr Matthew Nolan But when there’s a death on board, Hana realises she’s embroiled in an escalating conspiracy.īack home her sister, journalist Jess (Jemma Moore) is conducting her own investigation into Nolan’s extradition while the head of M15, Madeline Delaney risks her career to keep Hana and Nolan alive and expose the conspiracy that seems to implicate both China and those in her own government. Nolan is sent back to China to face charges and is accompanied by DC Hana Li (Jing Lusi), who is none too impressed by the assignment or Nolan himself. But, despite his exhaustion, a confused Nolan is adamant that he was driving alone. In Red Eye, Dr Matthew Nolan (Richard Armitage) attends a medical conference in Beijing and shortly before his flight home is involved in a car crash that almost kills him.Īs he lands at Heathrow, a shocked Nolan is arrested for the murder of the woman who was in the car he crashed. Keep an eye on this page and we’ll let you know when a definite release date is announced for the UK and if there's an air date and channel for the US and internationally. The six-part thriller will premiere on ITVX in 2024 and will also be shown on ITV1 some months later.
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