Irish Mystery Thriller The Vanishing Triangle Greenlit

Eccho Rights, Ireland’s Virgin Media Television and AMC Networks’ Sundance Now have commissioned The Vanishing Triangle.

Inspired by real events that shook Ireland in the 1990s, the mystery thriller series centers on a reporter working in the face of prejudice and police incompetence to investigate the mysterious murder of her own mother 20 years earlier. India Mullen (Normal People, Brassic) stars in the lead role.

Allen Leech (Downton Abbey, Bohemian Rhapsody) plays David Burke, a detective helping Wallace with her case whose own struggles of coming to terms with his sexuality are a constant burden.

The Vanishing Triangle is created and written by Ivan Kavanagh (Son, The Canal, Never Grow Old), co-written by Sally Tatchell (The Bay, London Kills, Waterloo Road) and Rachel Anthony (Lucky Man, Mistresses, Ransom), and directed by Rebecca Johnson (Honeytrap, Top Girl). Executive producers are AnneMarie Naughton (The Canal, The Fading Light) and Ana Habajec (Son, Midsummer Fire) for Park Films, Patrick Irwin (The Fall) for 87 Films and Alon Aranya (Your Honor, Tehran) for Paper Plane Productions. For Eccho Rights, Adam Barth and Lucy Roberts are executive producers. Sundance Now holds the exclusive distribution rights in the U.S. and Canada.

Bill Malone, director of content at Virgin Media Television, said, “Supporting and developing great Irish drama and programming of international scale and quality has been a tentpole of Virgin Media Television’s strategy. The Vanishing Triangle, in partnership with AMC Network’s Sundance Now in the U.S., marks another significant milestone for Virgin Media Television’s drama ambitions and comes on the back of international success and recognition for programs such as Blood, Holding and Finding Jack Charlton.”

Shannon Cooper, VP of programming at Sundance Now, commented, “The Vanishing Triangle is an expertly crafted, character-driven thriller with the exact international appeal the Sundance Now audience craves. We’re pleased to join Virgin Media Television and Eccho Rights on this exciting journey.”

“Gathering together so many strong international partners to bring this incredibly powerful story to screen has been a real joy, and we can’t wait to see the results as we move into production over the coming months,” added Adam Barth, director of co-productions, acquisitions and development at Eccho Rights.

While the characters and events in the series are fictional, the producers spoke to several fo the real victims’ families. Gina Sinnott, a cousin of Fiona Sinnott, who went missing on April 8, 1998, said, “Any series that can shine a spotlight on these stories could be a great help and get people talking. If people are not talking, we’re not moving forward to bring Fiona’s story, and all the other cases, to a resolution and a conclusion and put an end to the devastation the families face every day. If it brought information on even one case it would help give hope to the rest of the families.”