{"id":13756,"date":"2020-09-17T08:32:36","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T12:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/channel-4-commissions-crime-thriller-eagle-eye-drama\/"},"modified":"2020-09-17T08:32:36","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T12:32:36","slug":"channel-4-commissions-crime-thriller-from-eagle-eye-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/channel-4-commissions-crime-thriller-from-eagle-eye-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Channel 4 Commissions Crime Thriller from Eagle Eye Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Channel 4 has ordered to series the six-part crime thriller <em>Before We Die<\/em> from the newly formed production company Eagle Eye Drama, launched by the team behind Walter Presents.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the hit Swedish series of the same name, <em>Before We Die<\/em> is set in Bristol. Lesley Sharp (<em>Scott &amp; Bailey<\/em>, <em>Three Girls<\/em>, <em>Bob &amp; Rose<\/em>) stars as detective Hannah Laing, who becomes deeply conflicted when she discovers her son is playing a crucial role as an undercover informant in a brutal murder investigation.\u00a0The cast also features Patrick Gibson (<em>The Tudors<\/em>, <em>The OA<\/em>), who plays the role of her mixed-up son, while Toni Gojanovi\u0107 (HBO Europe\u2019s <em>Success<\/em>) will take on the role of Davor Mimica, the leader of the criminal gang. Vincent Regan (<em>Troy<\/em>, <em>300<\/em>, <em>Wallander<\/em>) stars as Billy Murdoch, a non-conformist investigator, who is seconded to Hannah\u2019s unit to advise on Eastern European drug gangs.<\/p>\n<p>It marks Eagle Eye\u2019s second drama commission.<\/p>\n<p>Channel 4&#8217;s head of drama, Caroline Hollick, said: \u201cEvery episode of <em>Before We Die<\/em> is a rollercoaster of excitement\u2014and I\u2019m so delighted to have Lesley Sharp bring her trademark gravitas and charisma to Channel 4. It\u2019s a privilege to be part of this truly inspiring European collaboration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jo McGrath, executive producer and CCO of Eagle Eye Drama, commented: \u201c<em>Before We Die<\/em> is a powerful and original series which uses the grammar and architecture of a nail-biting crime thriller to tell the compelling emotional story of a mother and son\u2019s dysfunctional relationship, beautifully juxtaposed against the close-knit ties of the crime family they are trying to bring to justice. <em>Before We Die<\/em> stands out as truly distinctive crime drama and I can think of no better actress than Lesley Sharp to bring this complex lead character to life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Channel 4 has ordered to series the six-part crime thriller Before We Die from the newly formed production company Eagle Eye Drama, launched by the team behind Walter Presents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":13757,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[233,3505],"class_list":["post-13756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-channel-4","tag-eagle-eye-drama","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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