Joanne Froggatt in New Two Brothers Pictures Thriller

ITV has commissioned a new psychological thriller from Two Brothers Pictures, Angela Black, starring Golden Globe winner Joanne Froggatt.

The 6×1-hour psychological drama sees Froggatt (Liar, Downton Abbey) take on the role of Angela, a suburban housewife whose seemingly perfect life isn’t all it appears to be. Beneath this façade of charmed domesticity, Angela is also the victim of domestic abuse.

Michiel Huisman (The Age of Adaline, Game of Thrones, The Haunting of Hill House) has been cast in the role of Angela’s husband Olivier, and BIFA-award winner Samuel Adewunmi (The Hatton Garden Job, The Last Tree, Stan Lee’s Lucky Man) will star as enigmatic stranger Ed.

Two Brothers Pictures is producing in association with all3media international, and the series is being written by BAFTA-nominated and Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning producers and screenwriters Harry and Jack Williams (The Missing, Liar, Fleabag).

all3media international is handling distribution.

Froggatt said: “I am honored to be working with Two Brothers Pictures again and this important and timely story from the brilliant Harry and Jack Williams is like nothing I’ve read before. Angela is a complex and intriguing character and I hope audiences will be immediately drawn into her gripping, and sometimes heart-breaking journey, just as I was.”

Huisman commented: “I’m proud to be part of such a thrilling and clever story with so many twists and turns. I can’t wait to take on the role of Olivier and work alongside the incredibly talented Joanne and Samuel.”

Adewunmi added: “I always find myself drawn to characters like Ed when watching/reading dramas and it’s no different with Angela Black. That coupled with the opportunity to collaborate with Craig Viveiros (again) as well as Harry and Jack Williams on a compelling story like Angela Black is very exciting and fortuitous when considering the impact 2020 has had on all industries including film and TV. I feel blessed.”

ITV ‘s head of drama, Polly Hill, said: “Angela Black is a gripping thriller from Jack and Harry Williams. They are masters of surprising storytelling and there are some wonderful twists in this compelling tale. I’m delighted they have written Angela Black for ITV and that Joanne Froggatt will play the lead character.”

Harry and Jack Williams, writers and managing directors of Two Brothers Pictures, added: “We are thrilled to be working again with the brilliantly talented Joanne, and to have her joined by such amazing actors as Michiel and Samuel is more than we could have hoped for. This script is unlike anything we’ve written before—and there’s no one better than Craig to bring this dark, Hitchcockian psychological thriller to life.”

“Angela Black is that rare series—a slick, twisty thriller that keeps us guessing, while also excavating the issues of control and manipulation,” said Katherine Pope, head of Spectrum Originals. “I couldn’t imagine a better team with the Williams brothers at the helm and the brilliant Joanne Froggatt bringing Angela to life. With the wildly talented Michiel Huisman and Samuel Adewunmi rounding out a stellar cast, this series will captivate audiences until the very end.”