Idiot Me As soon as star Michelle Keegan and Frightened Concerning the Boy‘s Douglas Sales space will star in ITV cop drama The Blame.
Keegan will play DI Emma Crane and Sales space a personality named DI Tom Radley within the six-part sequence, which is from Idiot Me As soon as maker Quay Road Productions and written by Megan Gallagher (All her Fault). It’s primarily based on debut novel of the identical title by Charlotte Langley.
Becoming a member of them within the forged are Nathan Mensah, Nigel Boyle (Line of Responsibility, Peaky Blinders), Joe Armstrong (Gentleman Jack, Black Mirror), Matilda Freeman (Easy methods to Get to Heaven from Belfast, Passenger), Gavin Spokes (Home of the Dragon, Sluggish Horses), Josh Bolt (Masters of the Air, Final Tango in Halifax) and Ceallach Spellman (Cheaters, White Strains).
The sequence facilities of the invention of the physique of a teenage determine skater, sending shockwaves by way of the city of Wakestead. Crane and Radley start digging and discover a tangled internet of lies, institutional cover-ups, and ethical compromise.
Quay Road Productions (a part of ITV Studios) drama for ITV Matt Strevens (Capital, Cucumber) is the sequence producer, with Sara Huxley as co-producer. Fifth Season is co-producing and can deal with worldwide gross sales. Bex Rycroft (The Crow Woman, Screw) would be the director for episodes 1-3, and Claire Tailyour (The Wives, Past Paradise) for episodes 4-6.
Government producers for Quay Road are Nicola Shindler (Nolly, It’s A Sin) and Richard Charge (Idiot Me As soon as, Lacking You), whereas Hill is government producer for ITV. Gallagher developed the sequence for TV and is government producer and lead author alongside sequence co-writers Ashley Sanders and Namsi Khan. Filming will start this summer season in and round London.
“The Blame is an excellent new crime thriller full of peculiar twists and a compelling investigation that additionally cleverly tackles police corruption, exploitation and misogyny because the thriller unravels,” mentioned ITV Director of Drama Polly Hill. “Megan is such a beautiful and intelligent author, and with Michelle Keegan within the lead and Nicola Shindler on the helm, that is going to be an unmissable drama and one I’m very proud to have on ITV.”
Keegan starred within the Harlan Coben-penned Idiot Me As soon as, which is one among Netflix’s best-performing authentic dramas. It was the top-rated TV drama for the streamer within the first half of 2024, above the likes of Bridgerton and Child Reindeer.
