‘The Couple Next Door’: Channel 4 & Starz Order Thriller Starring Sam Heughan, Eleanor Tomlinson, Jessica De Gouw & Alfred Enoch
Channel 4 has teamed up with US network Starz for a brand deliciously dark, psychological six-part thriller, ‘The Couple Next Door‘, starring Sam Heughan (‘Outlander’, ‘Suspect’), Eleanor Tomlinson (‘The Outlaws’, ‘Poldark’), Jessica De Gouw (‘Pennyworth’, ‘Our Man from Jersey’) and Alfred Enoch (‘Foundation’, ‘How To Get Away with Murder’) from Eagle Eye Drama.
When Evie (Tomlinson) and Pete (Enoch) move into an upscale neighbourhood, they find themselves in a world of curtain twitching and status anxiety. But soon find friendship in the shape of the couple next door, alpha traffic cop Danny (Heughan) and his wife, glamorous yoga instructor Becka (De Gouw).
“I’m thrilled to be working with Eagle Eye Drama and director Dries Vos again and adding a third series with my STARZ family,” said Sam Heughan heads up the cast as Danny who shares a passionate night with Evie, his beautiful but troubled neighbour. “Dries has a unique visual flair and I’m sure we’re going to make something special.”
Loosely adapted from the Dutch series ‘New Neighbours’ the drama is written by David Allison (‘Marcella’, ‘Bedlam’), and directed by award-winning director Dries Vos (‘Suspect’, ‘Professor T’). The series is produced by Eagle Eye Drama and distributed worldwide by Beta Film.
“Evie is an exciting challenge for me – a girl whose world is turned upside down as she navigates devastating trauma, which isn’t helped by unresolved issues from her past,” adds Eleanor Tomlinson. “We have an excellent team on board, and I am looking forward to exploring this dark and complicated world alongside Sam and our director Dries.”
The series is produced by Jen Burnet, and is Executive Produced by Jo McGrath, Walter Iuzzolino and Alison Kee. ‘The Couple Next Door‘ is commissioned by Channel 4’s Head of Drama, Caroline Hollick and Commissioning Editor, Rebecca Holdsworth. Karen Bailey, EVP of Programming, is the executive overseeing The Couple Next Door for STARZ.
“At the heart of this series are two couples who get increasingly close to each other, and one fateful night become sexually entangled in a way that will change the rest of their lives forever,” said Jo McGrath, Executive Producer and CCO of Eagle Eye Drama. “You never really know what goes on behind closed doors but this series sets out to make you wonder.”
‘The Couple Next Door‘ has begun filming in Leeds and Belgium. The drama will be available on Channel 4 in the UK and on STARZ in the US and Canada, as well as on LIONSGATE+, the international premium streaming service from STARZ, in Latin America, including Brazil. If you want to keep track of this or any other show, you can add them via our Never Miss system, and you’ll be notified when it gets a UK premiere date.
