Sky reveals first look trailer and images for supernatural crime thriller The Rising, coming soon to Sky Max And NOW
Sky reveals first look trailer and images for supernatural crime thriller The Rising, coming soon to Sky Max And NOW
Sky today reveals a first look trailer for gripping new Sky Original supernatural crime thriller The Rising from Sky Studios, adapted from the Belgian crime thriller Beau Séjour. The eight part drama is written by Pete McTighe (A Discovery of Witches, The Pact) and Charlotte Wolf (The Last Kingdom), and is the first series produced entirely in-house from Sky Studios, Sky’s production and development arm, who are working with executive producer Julian Stevens, producer of The Fall and Informer.
Neve Kelly (Clara Rugaard) is dead. Understandably, she’s scared and confused by this new (non) existence, but moreover, when she realises she has been murdered, she’s furious. Determined to find her killer and get justice, she takes advantage of her new supernatural abilities to go where the police can’t and investigate her own death. In doing so, she uncovers deeply buried secrets and is forced to re-examine everything about her life and the people she cared about.
Neve’s return forces everyone around her to change, confess, or start covering their tracks – including her longstanding boyfriend Joseph Wyatt (Solly McLeod), and his enigmatic cousin Alex Wyatt (Nenda Neururer). Her own family struggle to deal with the loss of Neve, and fractures deepen between her estranged father, Tom (Matthew McNulty) and beloved mother Maria (Emily Taaffe), step-father Daniel (Alex Lanipekun), step-sister Katie (Robyn Cara) and step-brother Max (Cameron Howitt).
With a distinctive tone and visual style, The Rising is a story about love, justice and the cost of pursuing the truth in a world that wants to keep it hidden.
The Rising is commissioned for Sky by Zai Bennett, managing director of content at Sky UK and Manpreet Dosanjh, commissioning editor for Sky Studios. Serena Thompson (Landscapers) serves as executive producer for Sky Studios alongside Julian Stevens (The Fall, Informer) and Pete McTighe (A Discovery of Witches). Ed Lilly (Industry) will serve as lead director, followed by Thora Hilmarsdottir (Katla), Paul Walker (Riviera) and Carl Tibbetts (Black Mirror). Written by Pete McTighe and Charlotte Wolf (The Last Kingdom), alongside a writing team of Charlene James (A Discovery of Witches), Roanne Bardsley (Free Rein), and Laura Grace (Das Boot). Distributed by NBCUniversal Global Distribution on behalf of Sky Studios.
Brand New for 2022, Sky Original The Rising is coming soon to Sky Max and NOW.
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TheRising@premiercomms.com
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