Channel 4 has released the first trailer for compelling Scottish drama, Summerwater, while also confirming the show’s November launch.
The compulsive, six-part, character-led series is based on the critically acclaimed, best-selling book of the same name by novelist Sarah Moss and interweaves the lives of several families on a rain-lashed holiday in rural Scotland, exploring the tensions, secrets and fleeting moments of connection that bubble beneath the surface.
The broadcaster last month released a selection of imagery, brooding with emotion and intensity, offering a first look at the ensemble cast, including: Shereen Cutkelvin (Crime, Vigil), Anders Hayward (Vigil, Guilt), James Harkness (The Victim, Lockerbie), Daniel Rigby (Black Mirror, Landscapers), Shuana Macdonald (Shetland, Outlander) and Jamie Sives (Dept. Q, Guilt) within the series.
Previously announced cast also includes Emmy award-winning Dougray Scott (Crime, My Week with Marilyn), Shirley Henderson (Bridget Jones, Harry Potter), Valene Kane (Blue Lights, Gangs of London), Arnas Fedaravičius (The White Lotus S3, The Last Kingdom), Anna Próchniak (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Showtrial) and Gabriel Scott (Masters of the Air, House of The Dragon).
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Channel 4 has now also released a first-look trailer for the upcoming drama:
Summerwater has been adapted by screenwriter John Donnelly (The Pass, Utopia, The Assessment) and is directed by Robert McKillop (Guilt, Ludwig) and Fiona Walton (Rebus, Shetland). The series is the debut production from Glasgow headquartered indie, Freedom Scripted.
Set predominantly at a remote loch-side Scottish holiday cabin park, Summerwater looks at the simmering tensions between holidaymakers that eventually erupt into a devastating climax. Weaving together the lives of several families as they navigate unspoken conflicts, private dilemmas, and fleeting moments of beauty from their disparate cabins, the story flashes back to dramatic events in key characters’ lives before their holiday which may have consequences in the present.
Summerwater is produced by Freedom Scripted in association with All3Media International who are the show’s global partner, with the support of Screen Scotland. Mike Ellen is the Executive Producer for Freedom and Jules Hussey (Ralph & Katie, You Don’t Know Me, Guilt) is the Series Producer. The commissioning editor for Channel 4 is Gemma Boswell.
