Apple TV just dropped a first look at its upcoming thriller Last Seen – and the cast alone has me sold. The six-part drama, which arrives in September, stars Patrick Brammall (aka Gordon from Colin From Accounts) and Maxine Peake (Say Nothing, I Swear).
Based on Ryan David Jahn’s acclaimed 2011 novel The Dispatcher, the series follows detective Ian Ridley. His life is turned upside down when he answers a call from a distressed teenage girl and becomes instantly convinced she’s his daughter, who vanished 11 years ago.
© Apple TVBeyond the impressive cast list, the creative team behind the scenes is stellar. It’s penned by Kris Mrksa (Protection, The Murders at White House Farm) and backed by the executive producers who brought us Slow Horses and Down Cemetery Road. Still not convinced? Keep reading to see why this one needs to be on your radar…
© Apple TVWhat is Last Seen about?
Billed as a “gripping” thriller, the series centres around police detective Ian Ridley (Brammall), whose life fell apart 11 years ago when his young daughter Maggie disappeared without a trace.
The synopsis continues: “Now working as a police dispatcher, the only thing that has kept him going is his implacable refusal to accept that she might be gone forever. When he receives a distress call from a teenage girl he is certain is Maggie, he will stop at nothing to find her and reunite his broken family, whatever the cost.”
Who stars in Last Seen?
Starting alongside Patrick Brammall and Maxine Peake are Brendan Cowell (Dune: Prophecy), Daniel Henshall (Mickey 17), Jessica Wren (Mr. Inbetween), Zahra Newman (Thirteen Lives) and newcomer Chloe Jean Lourdes.
© Apple TVWhen will Last Seen be released?
Last Seen premieres on Wednesday 9 September with the first two episodes. The remaining episodes will be released weekly on Wednesday until 7 October.
© Apple TVMore Apple TV thrillers to add to your watchlist
- Slow Horses – Based on Mick Herron’s Slough House novel series, Gary Oldman stars in this hugely successful thriller as Jackson Lamb, the talented but cantankerous leader of Slough House, the dumping ground of MI5 for spies who have made career-ending mistakes.
- Down Cemetery Road – Another Mick Herron adaptation, the eight-part series follows Sarah Trafford (Ruth Wilson), a middle-class art conservationist, who becomes obsessed with discovering the truth after a girl disappears from her quiet, close-knit Oxford suburb. Determined to get to the bottom of the mystery, she enlists the help of private investigator Zoë Boehm (Emma Thompson), and the pair become wrapped up in a complex conspiracy.
- Criminal Record – Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo star in this gripping thriller about two detectives who clash over a historic murder case.
