Outlander could also be off the air for an prolonged hiatus, however Sam Heughan has a scrumptious new function to sink his tooth into.
As beforehand reported, he’ll star reverse Eleanor Tomlinson in the Starz/Channel 4 sequence The Couple Next Door.
Now, months earlier than the sequence premiere, we have now the official trailer.
Let’s simply say it seems like a must-see drama, full with twists and turns that may flip up the warmth on these chilly Winter nights.
In addition to Heughan and Tomlinson (The Outlaws, Poldark), Jessica De Gouw (Pennyworth, Our Man from Jersey), and Alfred Enoch (Tigers, How to Get Away with Murder).
“When Evie (Tomlinson) and Pete (Enoch) move into an upscale neighborhood, they find themselves in a world of curtain twitching and status anxiety,” the undertaking’s official description reads.
“But soon find friendship in the shape of the couple next door, alpha traffic cop Danny (Heughan) and his wife, glamorous yoga instructor Becka (De Gouw).”
“As time goes on, these two couples get increasingly close to each other and, one fateful night, become sexually entangled in a way that will change their lives forever…”
The Couple Next Door is “a deliciously dark, psychological drama, exploring the claustrophobia of suburbia and the fallout of chasing your deepest desires,” the logline reads.
Directed by Dries Vos (Suspect, Professor T) and written by David Allison (Marcella, Bedlam), the six-part sequence is an addictive, emotional curler coaster and appears at how we by no means know what goes on behind closed doorways.
Jo McGrath, Walter Iuzzolino, and Alison Kee function government producers, and the producer is Jen Burnet.
The sequence is produced by Eagle Eye Drama and distributed worldwide by Beta Film.
The promo is atmospheric, teasing what’s certain to be one among the most-talked-about sequence of the yr.
There’s additionally loads of chemistry between the solid, which is critical to promote the relationship drama at the wheel of the present.
Heughan has an excellent relationship with Starz, having appeared in Outlander for seven seasons and returning for the eighth and ultimate season in some unspecified time in the future down the line.
Details about when the present will return are being stored beneath wraps, however the excellent news is that it’ll convey Jamie and Clare Fraser’s storylines to an in depth.
While the franchise is ready to develop with a prequel, there is a good likelihood that eight seasons of drama shall be sufficient for Heughan and Caitriona Balfe.
If you watch Outlander on-line, you already know they have been by means of all of it.
Still, it has been such a captivating expertise watching their relationship develop and develop all through every thing Jamie and Clare have been by means of.
Heughan, in fact, additionally stars in Starz’s Men in Kilts, which lately wrapped its second season on the premium cabler.
Check out the promo for The Couple Next Door beneath.
“The Couple Next Door”
Coming quickly @Channel4 pic.twitter.com/u4i5O8zBt8
— Sam Heughan (@SamHeughan) November 6, 2023
It seems unbelievable, proper?
Starz has loads of new and returning exhibits on the horizon in addition to The Couple Next Door.
Power Book III Raising Kanan is ready to return with its third season subsequent month, whereas BMF has landed a March 2024 return date.
Other exhibits renewed embrace Hightown, P-Valley, Power Book II: Ghost, and The Serpent Queen.
Shining Vale is presently airing its second season, whereas a choice has not been made about Party Down.
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