The Couple Next Door is a British psychological thriller television series written by David Allison, based on the Dutch series New Neighbours.
Developed by Eagle Eye Drama for Channel 4 and Starz, the series stars Eleanor Tomlinson, Sam Heughan, Alfred Enoch, Hugh Dennis and Jessica De Gouw.
The Couple Next Door | |
---|---|
Genre | Psychological thriller |
Screenplay by | David Allison |
Directed by | Dries Vos |
Starring | |
Composer | Hannes De Maeyer |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
|
Producer | Jen Burnet |
Production companies |
|
Original release | |
Network | |
Release | 27 November 14 December 2023 | –
Evie and her husband Pete move next door to traffic-cop Danny and yoga instructor Becka and strike up a friendship, but a night of passion between Evie and Danny could have consequences.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "New on the Block" | Unknown | Unknown | 27 November 2023 | N/A |
2 | "Little Kids Full of Sin" | Unknown | Unknown | 28 November 2023 | N/A |
3 | "Don't Stop" | Unknown | Unknown | 4 December 2023 | N/A |
4 | "I Know It's a Secret" | Unknown | Unknown | 5 December 2023 | N/A |
5 | "Inside You" | Unknown | Unknown | 13 December 2023 | N/A |
6 | "The Cottage" | Unknown | Unknown | 14 December 2023 | N/A |
The Couple Next Door is based on the Dutch series New Neighbours, with Dries Vos directing from a screenplay by David Allison. The six-part thriller series is produced by Jen Burnet for the London-based Eagle Eye Drama, and executive produced by Jo McGrath, Walter Iuzzolino and Alison Kee.
In March 2023, it was announced Eleanor Tomlinson, Sam Heughan, Alfred Enoch, and Jessica De Gouw had been cast in the principal roles. Tomlinson described playing Evie as a "great challenge" because "she navigates devastating trauma, which isn't helped by unresolved issues from her past." Heughan said he was "thrilled to be working with Eagle Eye Drama and director Dries Vos again ... Dries has a unique visual flair and I'm sure we're going to make something special." Hugh Dennis described his character as someone who is dealing with ageing very badly, which made him "interesting" to him.
Principal photography was reported to have begun in March 2023, taking place in Leeds, England, Belgium and The Netherlands. Filming took place in Baildon in April 2023.
The series aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom on 27 November 2023, and on Starz in the United States and Canada. It was available on Lionsgate+, the international premium streaming service from Starz, in Brazil and Latin America. It was distributed further worldwide by Beta Film.
Anita Singh in the The Daily Telegraph described it as "nonsensical, ridiculous – and very, very bingeable". Lucy Mangan in The Guardian gave the series four stars out of five and praised the script which helped the show be "sexy rather than cringeworthy". There was a less positive review from Carol Midgely in The Times who found the series "cliched".
This article uses material from the Wikipedia English article The Couple Next Door, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license ("CC BY-SA 3.0"); additional terms may apply (view authors). Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
®Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wiki Foundation, Inc. Wiki English (DUHOCTRUNGQUOC.VN) is an independent company and has no affiliation with Wiki Foundation.