Harlan Coben said: “I am incredibly proud of what we all achieved with The Five.
The new commission follows a successful year for Sky original drama, with BAFTA nominations for The Last Panthers and The Enfield Haunting and record-breaking audiences for Stan Lee’s Lucky Man. The series was commissioned by Sky’s Head of Drama Anne Mensah, Commissioning Editor Cameron Roach, and Director of Sky 1 Adam MacDonald.įor Sky, The Four joins 12 original drama series already on air or set to air in the near future on Sky Atlantic and Sky 1 including The Young Pope, Hooten & The Lady, Guerrilla, Tin Star, Delicious, Riviera, Jamestown and The Last Dragonslayer as well as returning series including Fortitude and Agatha Raisin. The Four is a stand-alone, character-driven thriller that tells the chilling story of an idyllic family community irrevocably shattered by secrets, lies, suspicions and misguided trust.
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The eight-part thriller follows the success of Harlan Coben’s first original story for TV, The Five, which debuted in April on Sky 1 to critical acclaim with the Telegraph calling it ‘a compelling thriller with a killer premise’, the Observer saying ‘expertly plotted with a fine script’ and Heat calling it a ‘new TV obsession’. Sky 1 is boosting its portfolio of high-quality drama with a brand new crime event series, The Four, from international bestselling author Harlan Coben and award-winning indie, RED Production Company, makers of Happy Valley and Last Tango in Halifax. The four friends are forced to revisit the past and uncover the truth about the question: Is he really alive? Flash forward 20 years and his DNA turns up at a murder scene.
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