BritBox UK Orders Claire Foy-Led Crime Thriller

May 5, 2021 Kristin Brzoznowski

BritBox UK has commissioned the original scripted thriller Marlow, starring Claire Foy (The Crown, Wolf Hall).

The story centers on feuding families the Marlows and the Wyatts, who have existed in the “Edgelands” of the Thames Estuary for centuries. Foy stars as Evie Wyatt, who is drawn back into conflict with the Marlow clan and finds herself in a battle with its aging patriarch, Tom Marlow.

The series is created by BAFTA-winning screenwriter Tony Grisoni (Southcliffe, Red Riding) and Simon Maxwell (Deep State), who will both serve as executive producers along with Foy.

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Motive Pictures and Endeavor Content are on board. Marlow will be available exclusively to BritBox UK subscribers in 2022.

Foy said: “I’m delighted to be a part of this compelling thriller. Tony and Simon’s scripts are so evocative of place and redolent with atmosphere—and the twists, turns and mysteries at the heart of this drama are utterly gripping. Evie Wyatt is such a captivating, complex and beguiling character, much like the enigmatic ‘Edgelands’ which she calls home, and I can’t wait to get to step into her shoes.”

Will Harrison, managing director BritBox UK, commented, “Marlow is a daring and intriguing concept and exactly the kind of original content we want to offer our subscribers. Working with the caliber of Claire Foy, Tony Grisoni, Simon Maxwell and the Motive team is a privilege and we can’t wait to get started.”

Simon Maxwell, CEO of Motive Pictures, and Tony Grisoni said: “The Thames Estuary’s ‘Edgelands’ offer a unique and extraordinary world of mud, sea and infinite sky; of broken politics and dreams—the Thames’s mouth is at once a gateway to the world and the last wild frontier of our island existence. Marlow is a uniquely homegrown saga, a character-driven crime epic about where we’ve come from; who we are now; what we might become. We are thrilled to be working with the extraordinary talents of Claire Foy and, as the home for the boldest new British drama, BritBox is the perfect home for our show.”