Sundance Now and AMC+ announced today the premiere date for The Long Shadow, a true-crime drama about the hunt for the serial killer known as the Yorkshire Ripper.
Written by George Kay (Hijack, Litvinenko, Killing Eve) and directed by BAFTA® Award winner Lewis Arnold (Des, Broadchurch, Sherwood), The Long Shadow brings a new perspective to the well-documented story of the Yorkshire Ripper by putting the victims and their families at the heart of the seven-episode series.
When a mother of four is found murdered near her home in October 1975, DCS Dennis Hoban (Toby Jones, Mr Bates vs. the Post Office, Detectorists, The Hunger Games) leads the investigation but is frustrated in his efforts to find her killer. After a succession of further murders, it dawns on the detectives that they are dealing with a serial killer. Bereft of serious leads, Hoban is quickly sidelined from the investigation by Chief Constable Ronald Gregory (Michael McElhatton, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Chernobyl, Game of Thrones), who seeks to run the investigation his way. After subsequent murders, Gregory appoints Assistant Chief Constable George Oldfield (David Morrissey, Sherwood, The Walking Dead, State of Play) to take over the inquiry.
As time moves on, Oldfield is galvanized by the arrival of a series of letters and a tape, purportedly from the killer himself. But even with this seemingly concrete evidence, the murders only continue, and members of the investigative squad become fatally entrenched in their belief that the killer means to target sex workers. Eventually, the team decides to go public with a massive press appeal, hoping to flush out the sender and as a result, the killer. But with this acting as a distraction, the killer is able to strike again and again, sparking waves of protests among young women across the country to reclaim the streets. After a chance arrest, the killer is finally identified and caught.
The Long Shadow, a Sundance Now Original series, premieres in the US and Canada with two episodes on Thursday, March 21, on Sundance Now and AMC+, with new episodes dropping weekly on both platforms through April 25.
The limited series’ ensemble cast features a who’s who of British television. In addition to Toby Jones, Michael McElhatton, and David Morrissey are Katherine Kelly (Gentleman Jack, Criminal UK) as Emily Jackson, Daniel Mays (Des, Line of Duty) as Sydney Jackson, Liz White (Call the Midwife, Life on Mars) as PS Meg Winterburn, Jill Halfpenny (Everything I Know About Love, Liar) as Doreen Hill, Jack Deam (Father Brown, DCI Banks) as DI Les Hanley, Chloe Harris (The Ipcress File, Nolly) as WPC Jenny Bush, and Mark Stobbart (Line of Duty, Disobedience) as Peter Sutcliffe.
Additional cast members include Lee Ingleby (The A Word, George Gently) as DCS Jim Hobson, Steven Waddington (Slow Horses, Jamestown) as DSI Dick Holland, Stephen Tompkinson (DCI Banks, The Split) as David Gee, Dorothy Atkinson (Pennyworth, Mum) as Betty Hoban, Robert James-Collier (Downton Abbey, Ackley Bridge) as DCS Jack Ridgway, Shaun Dooley (Criminal Record, Gentleman Jack) as DCS Chris Gregg, Ruth Madeley (Doctor Who, The Rook) as WPC Judy Womack, Adam James (Hotel Portofino, Vigil) as Desmond Wilcox, and Cara Theobold (Downton Abbey, Absentia) as WPC Jill Adams, amongst others.
A production of New Pictures, The Long Shadow is executive produced by George Kay and Lewis Arnold along with Willow Grylls and Elaine Pyke. Sarah Lewis serves as series producer, with Matt Sandford as producer. All3Media handles the international distribution.
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