Set and filmed in Manchester, the unique supernatural six-half sequence will star the BAFTA nominated Siena Kelly (Adult Material, Hit & Run) as Domino Day, a younger lady on all on the relationship apps. But Domino isn’t swiping to search out her soulmate – she’s swiping to hunt.
A younger witch with extraordinary powers, Domino is desperately looking for a neighborhood who may help her perceive who she is, however she doesn’t must look far, as a coven of witches is already monitoring her each transfer, satisfied they must cease her earlier than her powers destroy everybody and the whole lot round her.
When a harmful determine from Domino’s previous comes again to hang-out her, will it’s a contemporary begin for all of them, or a remaining showdown?
Siena Kelly is joined throughout the sequence by Babirye Bukilwa (We Hunt Together, Neighbors), Poppy Lee Friar (In My Skin, Life And Death In The Warehouse), Alisha Bailey (Call the Midwife, Strike) and Molly Harris (Industry, Monsoon) because the Coven. Sam Howard-Sneyd (Clarity and Chaos, The Children), Percelle Ascott (The Innocents, I Came By), Christopher Jeffers (Rocketman, Coronation Street), Jonah Rzeskiewicz (Death on the Nile, The Dig) Maimuna Memon (Sherwood, Lazarus) and Kris Hitchen (Trigger Point, Four Lives) additionally star.
Lauren Sequeira says: “I’m over the (full) moon to be doing this project with the BBC and Dancing Ledge Productions, who have really championed my career from the start. I wanted to write a supernatural series that wasn’t only thrilling and twisty, but also tapped into the very real dating scene and how it affects modern relationships.”
“As soon as I saw Siena Kelly I knew she was my Domino. She has an amazing way of showing both strength and vulnerability in just one look. I’m so excited about the rest of the cast joining her — Percelle, Sam, Babirye, Alisha, Poppy, Molly — they’re all brilliantly cool, edgy, and witchy. I can’t wait for the world to meet them all.”
Laurence Bowen & Chris Carey, Executive Producers for Dancing Ledge, say: “We’ve always loved Lauren’s writing so producing her first original series in Manchester and helping bring it to life is a dream job. She’s unique in the way she blends incredibly compelling real-world themes with genre and Domino Day is the complete expression of that. Witches, dating and owning your truth. And all of it with the super talented Siena Kelly as our lead alongside a wonderful ensemble cast. Bring it on!”
Fiona Campbell, BBC Controller of Youth Audiences says: “Domino Day is a show like no other. Lauren’s scripts brilliantly blend everyday life with the supernatural in a way that will be both entirely relatable but utterly thrilling for BBC Three viewers. We’re thrilled to announce such an exciting cast of rising stars to bring her vision to life.”
Domino Day (6×45’) is created and written by Lauren Sequeira (Gangs of London, Kiss Me First), with particular person episodes written by Charlene James (Discovery of Witches, The Rising) and Haleema Mirza (Secret Invasion). It is directed by Eva Sigurdardottir (Good Night, Rainbow Party) and Nadira Amrani (Extraordinary, On The Edge), with Nick Pitt as producer. Executive producers are Lauren Sequeira with Laurence Bowen, Chris Carey and Elinor Day for Dancing Ledge Productions, a Fremantle firm, and Lucy Richer and Ayela Butt for the BBC.
Domino Day is filming now in and round Manchester and can air on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer. Fremantle is dealing with international distribution for the sequence.
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