Sky’s Riviera Sets Full Cast

LONDON: Sky’s new pan-European original drama Riviera has confirmed its full cast lineup, with new additions including Adrian Lester (Undercover, London Spy).

Set in the South of France, the ten-part thriller is created by Oscar-winning writer and director Neil Jordan (The Borgias), based on an idea by Paul McGuinness and co-written by author John Banville (The Sea). Julia Stiles (the Bourne series) was previously confirmed for the cast, and is now being joined by Lester, Iwan Rheon (Game of Thrones), Dimitri Leonidas (The Monuments Men), Lena Olin (Vinyl, Chocolat) and Roxanne Duran (White Ribbon).

Riviera will be available for Sky’s customers across five countries, showing exclusively on Sky Atlantic in the U.K., Ireland and Italy in 2017 as well as on the Sky platform in Germany and Austria.

Olin commented: “I am thrilled to be joining the cast of Riviera, alongside Julia Stiles and the amazing cast from around the world and to be working with the amazing collaborative team behind the camera. Irina is a wonderful role that I can’t wait to bring to life and it’s so exciting to be part of a series anchored by two strong female characters.”

Lester added: “I’m very pleased I’ve been given the opportunity to work with such a talented international team on this thriller. Cast and crew are top notch. I can’t wait to get started.”