{"id":18160,"date":"2023-01-30T10:19:51","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T15:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/paramount-unveils-killing-kind-cast\/"},"modified":"2023-01-30T10:19:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T15:19:51","slug":"paramount-unveils-the-killing-kind-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/paramount-unveils-the-killing-kind-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"Paramount+ Unveils The Killing Kind Cast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emma Appleton (<em>Clique<\/em>, <em>The Witcher<\/em>) and Colin Morgan (<em>Merlin<\/em>, <em>Mammals<\/em>, <em>Humans<\/em>) have been cast in the lead roles of Paramount+\u2019s <em>The Killing Kind<\/em>, an\u00a0adaptation of Jane Casey\u2019s novel of the same name.<\/p>\n<p>The series centers on barrister Ingrid Lewis and the relationship she formed with former client John Webster, a man she defended in court against harassment and stalking accusations. After he turns on her when she tries to end things, Lewis begins rebuilding her life, only for Webster to reappear and threaten to unravel it yet again.<\/p>\n<p>Appleton stars as Lewis, while Morgan plays Webster. Additional cast includes Elliot Barnes-Worrell (<em>Jericho<\/em>, <em>Doctor Who<\/em>, <em>Van Der Valk<\/em>) as Ingrid\u2019s ex-fianc\u00e9, Rob Jarvis (<em>Emmerdale<\/em>, <em>Collateral<\/em>, <em>Silent Witness<\/em>) as chief clerk at the legal chambers where she works, Kerr Logan (<em>Strike<\/em>, <em>North Sea Connection<\/em>, <em>Showtrail<\/em>) as a policeman DS, Sara Powell (<em>Unforgotten<\/em>, <em>Damned<\/em>, <em>Last Christmas<\/em>) as Ingrid\u2019s mentor and close friend Belinda and Nicholas Rowe (<em>A Spy Among Friends<\/em>, <em>Rosaline<\/em>) as Belinda\u2019s husband and head of chambers.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Killing Kind<\/em> is produced by Sony Pictures Television-backed Eleventh Hour Films (<em>Alex Rider<\/em>,<em> Magpie Murders<\/em>, <em>Safe House<\/em>). Filming began in Bristol this month and is set to move to London later in the year.<\/p>\n<p>Executive producers are Paula Cuddy, Eve Gutierrez, Jill Green, Casey, lead director and writer Zara Hayes and writer Jonathan A.H. Stewart. Sony Pictures Television will distribute.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m delighted to be working with such a talented team on such a thrilling show,\u201d Appleton said. \u201cWhen I first read <em>The Killing Kind<\/em> script, I was so intrigued by Ingrid and the twists and turns we take as the story goes on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGetting the opportunity to explore a more dark and complex role with John Webster has been enlightening and such fun,\u201d Morgan said. \u201cWorking with the brilliant Emma Appleton has already been such a highlight, along with the rest of the incredible cast. The story had me hooked from page one, and I am looking forward to seeing it play out on screen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Executive producers Cuddy and Gutierrez added, \u201cWe are delighted to have attracted such an outstanding cast on <em>The Killing Kind<\/em> and thrilled to commence production on this premium \u2018popcorn TV\u2019 drama for Paramount+ with a fantastic production team and with the brilliant director Zara Hayes at the helm.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emma Appleton (Clique, The Witcher) and Colin Morgan (Merlin, Mammals, Humans) have been cast in the lead roles of Paramount+\u2019s The Killing Kind, an\u00a0adaptation of Jane Casey\u2019s novel of the same name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":18161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[5927,1432,5928,5677,5678,4203,5679,174,4484,5681],"class_list":["post-18160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-colin-morgan","tag-eleventh-hour-films","tag-emma-appleton","tag-eve-gutierrez","tag-jane-casey","tag-paramount","tag-paula-cuddy","tag-sony-pictures-television","tag-the-killing-kind","tag-zara-hayes","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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