THE KILLING KIND: PARAMOUNT DRAMA ACQUIRED BY ITV

ITV have acquired Paramount+ original drama The Killing Kind, based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Jane Casey. The Paramount+ UK series also aired on Channel 5 last year.

Leading the cast for the 6x45' series is Emma Appleton as Ingrid Lewis, a successful barrister whose world is thrown into a spin at the start of the series, and with paranoia sinking in, she doesn’t know who a friend is and who is a foe.

Colin Morgan (Merlin, Mammals, Humans) joins the cast as John Webster, Ingrid’s former accused and potentially dangerous client, who shows up again just as things start to take a dramatic turn.

As a top-flight barrister, Ingrid Lewis is used to dealing with tricky clients, but no-one rivals John Webster – good-looking, successful, and charismatic. Webster was accused of harassment and stalking by an ex-girlfriend and in court Ingrid defended him, winning the case.

Following the trial, Ingrid got close to Webster – too close – and when she tried to exit the relationship, he turned on her and her world imploded. In this thrilling adaptation for screen, The Killing Kind picks up just as Ingrid is rebuilding her life before a tragic incident occurs and Webster reappears with a sensational claim, threatening to unravel her life once again.

Joining Emma and Colin in the cast is Elliot Barnes-Worrell (Jericho, Doctor Who, Van Der Valk) as Ingrid’s ex-fiance Mark Orpen; Rob Jarvis (Emmerdale, Collateral, Silent Witness) as chief clerk at the legal chambers where she works, Tom Martins; Kerr Logan (Strike, North Sea Connection, Showtrail) as firm but caring policeman DS Luke Nash.

Also cast is Sara Powell (Unforgotten, Damned, Last Christmas) as Ingrid’s mentor and close friend, Belinda Grey and Nicholas Rowe (A Spy Among Friends, Rosaline) taking the role as Belinda’s husband and head of Chambers, Angus Grey.

The Killing Kind will be available on ITVX with episodes on ITV1 from Saturday 14th September.