Down Cemetery Road: Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson to Lead in Upcoming Thriller Series, Set to Stream on Apple TV+
Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson are set to star in Down Cemetery Road, a new Apple TV+ thriller series. Based on the book by Mick Herron, whose Slough House novels were previously adapted by Apple, the series promises another suspenseful ride.
British actors Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson will topline Down Cemetery Road, an upcoming thriller series for streamer Apple TV+. The show is based on the book of the same title by award-winning author Mick Herron, who had earlier collaborated with the streaming service for Slow Horses, and the series takes on his Slough House novels. Thompson, who most recently starred in the movie “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”, will essay the role of a struggling Oxford private eye Zoe Boehm, while "The Affair" alum Wilson will play Sarah Tucker, who becomes obsessed with the whereabouts of a child she believes to have gone missing, according to an Apple TV+ press release. "When a house explodes in a quiet Oxford suburb, and a girl disappears in the aftermath, neighbour Sarah Tucker becomes obsessed with finding her and enlists the help of private investigator Zoe Boehm. The Last Frontier: Dominic Cooper and Haley Bennett Join Jason Clarke in Apple TV+ Drama Series.
The official plotline reads: "Zoe and Sarah suddenly find themselves in a complex conspiracy that reveals that people long believed dead are still among the living, while the living are fast joining the dead."Morwenna Banks serves as lead writer and executive producer on the show, which will be directed by Natalie Bailey. Monarch Legacy of Monsters Season 1 Review: Finally A Monsterverse Offering Done Right! (LatestLY Exclusive).
Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson Set to Star in Apple TV+ Thriller Down Cemetery Road
Down Cemetery Road has all the hallmarks of Mick Herron's funny and acerbic writing, and I'm delighted we will be bringing it to life for Apple TV+ with such a stellar cast. Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson will make it an unmissable companion piece for Slow Horses on our service," said Jay Hunt, creative director, Europe, Apple TV+. Down Cemetery Road will also be executive produced by Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta and Tom Nash at 60Forty Films, alongside Banks, Thompson and Herron.