TheBBChas released a trailer for its upcoming four-part revenge thrillerReunion, starringMatthew Gurney,Lara Peake,Anne-Marie Duff,Eddie MarsanandRose Ayling-Ellis. Written by Sheffield-born deaf writerWilliam Magerand produced by Sheffield-based Warp Films, the production firm behind Netflix series Adolescence.
The U.K. public broadcaster also unveiled launch dates for the bilingual series, filmed in and around Sheffield, featuring both British Sign Language (BSL) and spoken English. All four episodes of Reunionwill be available on the streaming service BBC iPlayer from 6 a.m. London time on Monday, April 7, with episodes airing on BBC One on Mondays and Tuesdays starting at 9 p.m. that night. Reunion, whose setTHRvisited last year, is a redemption thriller following the journey of Daniel Brennan, played by Gurney (Name Me Lawand,Theatre Ad Infinium), a deaf man determined to right his wrongs while unraveling the truth behind the events that led him to prison. Caught between two worlds, he is unable to fully integrate into the hearing world and is also shunned by his closest friends and the wider deaf community.
Amidst this isolation, Brennans only meaningful relationship is with his estranged daughter Carly, played by Lara Peake (How to Have Sex,Rivals), who he has not had any contact with since his arrest over a decade ago, according to a synopsis. Anne-Marie Duff(Bad Sisters,The Salisbury Poisonings) stars as Christine, desperate to find Brennan and get to the full truth behind what he did, alongsideEddie Marsan(Back to Black,Ray Donovan) as Stephen Renworth, Christines protective boyfriend, whileRose Ayling-Ellis(Summer of Rockets,As You LikeIt) plays her daughter, Miri.
The four hour-long episodes ofReunionwere directed by Luke Snellin (One Day,Wanderlust) who also served as executive producer, with Helen Ostler (The Last Kingdom,Crime) as producer, and Siobhan Morgan (Waterloo Road,Hollyoaks) as associate producer. Mark Herbert (Four Lions,The Virtues,This Is England) and Gwen Gorst (Unforgotten,A Discovery of Witches) are executive producers for Warp Films, alongside creator and writer Mager, with Rebecca Ferguson and Jo McClellan serving in those roles for the BBC.
BBC Studiosis selling the series internationally and launched it to the global market at Series Mania in Lille, France this week.
Watch the trailer for Reunion, which gives a glimpse of its angry protagonist and his estranged daughter, below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4iEBgiFSdI