Strike (TV series)
| Strike | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Crime drama Detective fiction |
| Based on |
Cormoran Strike by J. K. Rowling |
| Written by |
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| Directed by |
Michael Keillor Kieron Hawkes Charles Sturridge |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
J. K. Rowling Neil Blair Ruth Kenley-Letts Elizabeth Kilgarriff |
| Producer(s) | Jackie Larkin |
| Location(s) | London, England - UK |
| Production company(s) | Brontë Film and Television |
| Distributor |
BBC (United Kingdom) Warner Bros. Television Distribution (United States and Canada) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
BBC One (United Kingdom) HBO (United States and Canada) |
| Original release |
10 August 2017 (1st episode) (British Film Institute)[1] 27 August 2017 – present |
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Strike is a 2017 BBC television series based on the detective novels written by J. K. Rowling.[2][3][4] The first episode premiered on the 10th August at the British Film Institute.[5]
Plot
Summary
Cormoran Strike, a war veteran turned private detective operating out of a tiny office in London's Denmark Street, is wounded both physically and psychologically. His unique insight and his background as a Special Investigation Branch Investigator prove crucial in solving three complex cases, which have eluded the police.
Production
On December 10, 2014, it was announced that the Cormoran Strike novel series, written by J. K. Rowling under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith would be adapted for television by the BBC, for broadcast on BBC One, beginning with The Cuckoo's Calling. Rowling will collaborate on the project, and it is believed she will contribute to the scripts. Two years later, it was confirmed that the series will total seven episodes of sixty minutes, with shooting to begin in London in the autumn of 2016. Additional scenes were filmed at Barrow in Furness in Cumbria and a petrol station in Leyburn, North Yorkshire.[6]
Ben Richards will adapt The Cuckoo's Calling and Tom Edge will adapt both The Silkworm and Career of Evil
In late 2016, it was announced that Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger would lead the cast as Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott, respectively. In early 2017, it was announced that Logan Kerr would play Robin's fiancé, Matthew.
Cast
- Tom Burke as Cormoran Strike
- Holliday Grainger as Robin Ellacott
- Elarica Johnson as Lula Landry
- Leo Bill as John Bristow
- Brian Bovell as Derrick Wilson
- Siân Phillips as Lady Yvette Bristow
- Killian Scott as Eric Wardle
- Logan Kerr as Matthew Cunliffe
- Martin Shaw as Tony Landry
- Megan Parkinson as Brittany Brockbank
- David Avery as Nico Kolovas-Jon
- Tara Fitzgerald as Tansy Bestigui
- Mario Demetriou as a reporter
Broadcast
The series was picked up by HBO for distribution in the United States and Canada.[7] The series will begin airing on the BBC on the 27th of August 2017.[8]
References
- ↑ "Buy cinema tickets for TV Preview: Strike: The Cuckoo’s Calling + discussion | BFI Southbank". whatson.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ↑ Sommers, Kat (November 2016). "First Look: Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger in 'Cormoran Strike'". BBC America. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ Furness, Hannah (7 September 2016). "Confirmed: Tom Burke to play Cormoran Strike in BBC's JK Rowling dramas". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ "Tom Burke to play JK Rowling's Cormoran Strike on BBC One". BBC. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ "Buy cinema tickets for TV Preview: Strike: The Cuckoo’s Calling + discussion | BFI Southbank". whatson.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ↑ "JK Rowling series filmed". Darlington & Stockton Times. 20 January 2017. p. 7. ISSN 2040-3933.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (26 October 2016). "HBO Picks Up 'Cormoran Strike' Drama Based On J.K. Rowling's Crime Novels". Deadline.com. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ "J.K. Rowling's Strike TV series debuts this month". Digital Spy. 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-08-11.