HBO to Debut New Five-Part Miniseries Co-Produced with the BBC

NEW YORK, September 17:
HBO will premiere the new five-part miniseries Five Days, a co-production with the BBC focusing on the
mysterious disappearance of a young mother in a suburb outside of London, on
Thursday, October 2 at 8 p.m.

The other episodes will
follow on subsequent Tuesdays in the same 8 p.m. slot. Each part will also air
in repeats on HBO following its original Tuesday premiere, and will also air in
repeats on HBO2.

Five Days revolves around the mysterious disappearance of a
beautiful young mother named Leanne in the suburbs of Hertfordshire, outside of
London, and the strange, inexplicable circumstances that leave her children
abandoned far from home. Focusing on the day of the woman’s disappearance and
the four random days that follow, the story traces the ripple effects felt by
her family, the police and the media during the course of the 72-day
investigation.

The drama boasts an
ensemble cast that includes Nikki Amuka-Bird (The Omen, The Canterbury Tales), Hugh Bonneville (HBO’s Tsunami, the Aftermath, Iris),
Charlie Creed-Miles (King Arthur),
Phil Davis (Bleak House),
Patrick Malahide (HBO’s Elizabeth I,
The Singing Detective), Janet
McTeer (Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner for Tumbleweeds), and David Oyelowo (HBO’s As You Like It), among others. Otto Bathurst
(Hustle) directs the first
three episodes; Simon Curtis (David Copperfield, Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky) directs the final two, in addition to serving as
executive producer, along with Hilary Salmon. The writer is Gwyneth Hughes (Cherished) and the producer is Paul Rutman (The Virgin
Queen). Kary Antholis, the senior
VP of HBO Films, is the executive in charge of the project.

“Five Days is a brilliant piece of writing that goes the behind
the scenes of a tabloid crime and explores the emotional impact on the family
of the victim and the investigators,” said Colin Callender, the president of
HBO Films. “Each of the five hours captures a watershed day in the
investigation and its fallout effects on the lives of those involved. We are
thrilled to be a part of this intriguing project and continue to enjoy our
creative collaboration with BBC.”