Hard Sun

*Hard Sun*
Hard Sun
Genre	Drama; Crime; Science fiction;
Created by	Neil Cross
Written by	Neil Cross
Directed by	Brian Kirk
Starring	Agyness Deyn; Jim Sturgess
Composer	Neil Davidge
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Neil Cross; Kate Harwood; Elizabeth Kilgarriff;
Producer	Hugh Warren
Running time	54-56 minutes
Production company	Euston Films
Original release
Network	BBC One (UK); Hulu (US);
Release	6 January 2018

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Agyness Deyn and Jim Sturgess in character as DI Renko and DCI Hicks

Hard Sun is a pre-apocalyptic British television drama series created and written by Neil Cross, starring Agyness Deyn and Jim Sturgess. The series, ordered by BBC One in December 2015,^[1]^[2] is a co-production with the American streaming service Hulu.^[3] The first series will contain six episodes. It premiered on BBC One on 6 January 2018, and is scheduled to premiere on Hulu in the United States on 7 March 2018.^[4]^[5] All episodes were available on the BBC iPlayer from 6 January 2018.

Premise

Hard Sun is a pre-apocalyptic crime show set in contemporary London. The protagonists are two mismatched police officers, Charlie Hicks and Elaine Renko who, whilst investigating what appears to be the routine death of a hacker in London, stumble upon proof that due to a mysterious cosmic event, the world is facing certain destruction in five years, a fact the powers-that-be would very much like to keep under wraps. The duo must use every bit of their ingenuity to protect themselves as they are pursued by MI5 operatives who are trying to silence them for good. Their dilemma turns into one of how can they keep their loved ones safe and uphold the law in a world that is running out of time?^[6]

Cast

Agyness Deyn as Detective Inspector Elaine Renko
Jim Sturgess as Detective Chief Inspector Charlie Hicks
Nikki Amuka-Bird as Grace Morrigan, a senior MI5 official
Derek Riddell as Detective Chief Superintendent Roland Bell
Chook Sibtain as Detective Sergeant Herbie Sarafian
Adrian Rawlins as Detective Sergeant George Mooney
Owain Arthur as Detective Sergeant Keith Greener
Jojo Macari as Daniel Renko, Elaine's institutionalised son

Broadcast

The series was acquired by the Seven Network in Australia^[7] and ZDF in Germany.^[8]

References

^ "BBC - Hard Sun - Media Centre".
^ Tartaglione, Nancy (3 December 2015). "'Luther' Creator Neil Cross Sells 'Hard Sun' Crime Drama To BBC One".
^ Andreeva, Nellie (6 January 2017). "Hulu Teams With BBC For Neil Cross Crime Series 'Hard Sun', Jim Sturgess & Agyness Deyn To Star".
^ Pedersen, Erik (14 November 2017). "Hulu Sets Premiere Dates For 'Handmaid's Tale', 'The Path' & Two New Series". Deadline. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
^ "BBC Programming". BBC. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
^ Gibraltar Chronicle newspaper; 06/01/2018; Pg. 9
^ Knox, David (13 December 2017). "Seven picks up UK drama Hard Sun". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
^ Clarke, Stewart (10 October 2017). "Germany's ZDF Boards 'Hard Sun,' New Series for BBC and Hulu From 'Luther' Creator".

External links

Hard Sun at IMDb

[1] "BBC - Hard Sun - Media Centre".

[2] Tartaglione, Nancy (3 December 2015). "'Luther' Creator Neil Cross Sells 'Hard Sun' Crime Drama To BBC One".

[3] Andreeva, Nellie (6 January 2017). "Hulu Teams With BBC For Neil Cross Crime Series 'Hard Sun', Jim Sturgess & Agyness Deyn To Star".

[4] Pedersen, Erik (14 November 2017). "Hulu Sets Premiere Dates For 'Handmaid's Tale', 'The Path' & Two New Series". Deadline. Retrieved 14 November 2017.

[5] "BBC Programming". BBC. Retrieved 15 November 2017.

[6] Gibraltar Chronicle newspaper; 06/01/2018; Pg. 9

[7] Knox, David (13 December 2017). "Seven picks up UK drama Hard Sun". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 December 2017.

[8] Clarke, Stewart (10 October 2017). "Germany's ZDF Boards 'Hard Sun,' New Series for BBC and Hulu From 'Luther' Creator".

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