‘The Tower 2: Death Message’ Gets August Premiere Date On ITV1
‘The Tower 2: Death Message‘ has been given an August UK premiere date on ITV1, with the full season dropping as a box set on ITVX on the same date.
Gemma Whelan (Game of Thrones) and Jimmy Akingbola (Kate & Koji) return in this acclaimed crime drama based on Kate London’s thrilling second novel and is adapted by screenwriter Patrick Harbinson (Homeland, Fearless, 24, ER) and produced by his company Windhover Films and leading production company, Mammoth Screen.
Starring alongside Gemma Whelan as DS Sarah Collins and Jimmy Akingbola as DC Steve Bradshaw, is Tahirah Sharif, who was recently BAFTA-nominated for her role as PC Lizzie Adama, alongside Emmett J Scanlan as DI Kieran Shaw.
The series opens with Lizzie returning to Farlow station. Her boss and former lover, DI Kieran Shaw (Emmett J Scanlan), partners her with Arif Johar (Michael Karim). Their first call is to a domestic violence complaint against Mark Brannon (Charley Palmer Rothwell), who is accused of beating up his girlfriend, Georgina Teel (Rosa Coduri) and terrorising their young daughter Skye.
Lizzie persuades Georgina to tell the truth about what Brannon has done to her, enabling Lizzie and Arif to arrest him. However, once the case gets to court Georgina’s testimony and the cross-examination doesn’t go according to plan, leading to tragedy and leaving the case on a knife edge.
Mammoth Screen and Windhover Films will produce the drama in association with ITV Studios. ‘The Tower’ is distributed internationally by ITV Studios, with season one having sold into over 90 territories. HBO Europe, Canal+, Britbox North America and Australia, Virgin Media Ireland and TVNZ are among the platforms and broadcasters to licence it. On ITV, the first season debuted with 5.4 million viewers. The series was recently renewed for Season 3.
‘The Tower 2: Death Message‘ premieres Monday 28th August 2023 at 9pm on ITV1 and will air nightly across the week, with the entire season available as a box set on ITVX.
