ITV's gripping new thriller looks like a must-watch

It's safe to say, bingeing brilliant boxsets has been one of the main things to get us through this past year of staying at home.

With things slowly starting to open back up, we can see a light at the end of tunnel — but that doesn't mean our TV drama obsession will be slowing down any time soon! And luckily for us, it doesn't have to, as there are a whole host of brand new shows heading to the small screen this year.

From the chilling trailer for Nicole Kidman's new psychological thriller— to Kate Winslet's Sky drama Mare Of Easttown — which it's fair to say we're already completely addicted to — plus, the brilliant new 4-part ITV drama that's just been announced. Read more on this below...

Elsewhere, the long-awaited release of Lily James and Dominic West's The Pursuit of Love finally hits screens this weekend — taking over the primetime Sunday even slot from Line of Duty.

With all this incredible TV to look forward to over the next few months, we're almost okay with the fact a non-UK holiday is likely off the cards this summer, leaving us more time to plan our next TV binge.

Here's a snapshot of the best TV dramas set to become your new obsession in 2021...

Watch Sunday 9th May at 9pm on BBC One

Lily James is set to star in the BBC's adaption of Nancy Mitford's classic novel of the same name — heading to screens this weekend.

The three-part period comedy-drama has been adapted to the small screen by Emily Mortimer (who also stars in the series) and follows headstrong cousins Linda (Lily James) and Fanny, who travel across Europe between the two world wars, in the pursuit of finding perfect husbands.

The Affair's Dominic West plays Linda's father and Fleabag's Andrew Scott delights in the role of aristocratic neighbour Lord Merlin — if the new trailer is anything to go by, that is.

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Release date: Late 2021 or early 2022

A brand new ITV four-part thriller is heading to screens later this year or early next, starring Anna Maxwell Martin (Line of Duty) Rachael Stirling and Finding Alice's Rhashan Stone.

Martin and Stirling will play supposedly close suburban sisters Teresa and Helen. When Theresa invites Helen and her family over for a barbecue, everything seems normal for the two families, until
Theresa’s 10-year-old son asks to play in the nearby park with his cousin.

'When the children don’t return on time, Theresa goes in search… [and] finds the children on the edge of a woodland area, where they appear to be fighting. Immediately her instincts tell her something terrible has happened.'

After a neighbour's child goes missing, it seems as though the two incidents may be connected...

We're already hooked!

Airing Mondays at 9pm on Sky and NOW

Coping with grief, a recent divorce and the gossiping of nosy neighbours, leaves former hometown hero turned Pennsylvania detective Mare Sheehan feeling downtrodden and grizzled — until the unsolved mystery of a small-town murder relights her fire.

Kate Winslet takes a star turn in this gripping miniseries that's had us hooked from episode one...

Catch up on the first three episodes on NOW or Sky Go and prepare for a thrilling fourth instalment next Monday.

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Watch Monday 17th May on BBC One

A brand new shocking crime thriller lands on screens next week and as the plot reminds us a bit of Big Little Lies — it's safe to say we're very excited.

The official synopsis reads: 'When a young brewery boss is found dead, a chain of events is triggered that draws four of his employees – Anna, Nancy, Louie, and Cat – into a fragile pact of silence, bound by a secret that will change their lives forever.'

Release date: Late 2021 on BBC One

From the brains behind LOD and Bodyguard comes Vigil — starring Doctor Foster's Suranne Jones and Game of Thrones' Rose Leslie — comes this six-part thriller.

Jones takes the lead as DCI Amy Silva, who is tasked with getting to the bottom of both the mysterious disappearance of a Scottish fishing trawler and a death on board a submarine. However, it soon becomes clear that a conspiracy is at play, leading the police force into conflict with higher forces — and dangerous consequences.

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Release date: Coming soon in 2021

Big Little Lies fans are in for a treat because another of Australian author Liane Moriarity's novels has been adapted for TV — and the chilling trailer for the psychological thriller dropped last month, starring a very creepy-looking Nicole Kidman.

Just like BLL, Kidman will feature as executive producer — as well as starring in the show — and BLL creator David. E. Kelley will be at the helm of the miniseries, which has been filmed in Australia.

Nine Perfect Strangers is set in a wellness retreat, where we are introduced to nine city dwellers who are also strangers to each other. The story focuses mainly on middle-aged romance writer, Frances (Melissa McCarthy) who has lost her spark, before later being introduced to ethereal and dangerous-looking retreat leader Masha (Kidman).

Although we still have no release date, Hulu have announced it's arriving on screens very soon, so keep your eyes peeled!

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Release date: 2021 on BBC Three

The creative masterminds behind Normal People are in the midst of developing Sally Rooney's first novel, Conversations with Friends, for the BBC — and recently announced some very exciting cast members.

Jemima Kirke (aka Jessa from Girls — pictured above) will take the role of Melissa in the adaption, while Joe Alwyn (The Favourite) will play Nick, following up with newcomer Alison Oliver as Frances and American Honey star Sasha Lane as Bobbi.

Conversations with Friends is also set in Dublin and explores the nuances and complexities of relationships. Following the four main characters – Frances, Bobbi, Nick and Melissa – as their lives and loves become intertwined with devastating results.

Acclaimed Room director Lenny Abrahamson — who also co-directed Normal People — will be at the helm of the production again; which will consist of 12 half-hour episodes

Release date: 2022 on Amazon Prime Video

Fans of Fleabag rejoice! For a brand new Phoebe Waller-Bridge series is in the works.

Starring Waller-Bridge and Community star Donald Glover, the pair will be putting a modern-day spin on the 2005 film Mr and Mrs Smith starring Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt — as married assassins sent to kill each other.

Variety reports that the stars will also executive produce the series, and Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke confirmed the exciting news with an Instagram post showcasing the two actors getting into character for their roles.

In an Instagram Stories video, she also said: 'Talk about the dream team! Donald and Phoebe are two of the most talented creators and performers in the world. It’s truly a dream for us, as it will be for our global audience, to have these two forces of nature collaborating as a powerhouse creative team'.

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Release date: TBC on Alibi (Sky TV)

We've been treated to must-watch series like The Serpent and It's A Sin this year— and now brand new crime drama Annika has officially started filming, featuring Spooks star Nicola Walker.

Walker voiced the lead character DI Annika Strandhed in the Radio 4 drama, on which the series is based, and the show will follow the detective as she heads up a new specialist Marine Homicide Unit in Scotland.

Th official synopsis reads: 'This specialist unit is tasked with investigating the unexplained, sometimes brutal, and seemingly unfathomable murders that wash up in the waterways of Scotland.

'Throughout the series, Annika makes the audience her confidante by breaking the fourth wall and sharing her wry observations on the case and her life, as she manages her brilliant yet unconventional team, and her equally brilliant yet complex teenage daughter.'

Walker will be joined by some other familiar faces, like Katie Leung (Cho Chang from Harry Potter— recently in Roadkill), Ukweli Roach (Blindspot) and Jamie Sives (Guilt).

Release date: 2021 on BBC One

Following on from the success of Hugh Grant's turn as disgraced MP Jeremy Thorpe in A Very English Scandal, the anthology series now moves on to focus on the messy 1963 divorce of Margaret Campbell, the Duchess of Argyll, from her second husband – with the new script being penned by Agatha Christie writer Sarah Phelps.

Release date: 2021 on BBC Two

Colin Farrell, Jack O'Connell and Stephen Graham star in this hard-hitting BBC drama, based on Ian McGuire's novel of the same name.

O'Connell plays disgraced ex-army surgeon Patrick Sumner, who signs up to be the ship doctor on a whaling expedition to the Arctic, and is joined on board by amoral killer and harpooner Henry Drax (played by Colin Farrell).

As Sumner struggles to escape the demons of his past, he grapples with survival amongst the harsh Arctic wasteland.

Release date: 2021 on Sky Atlantic and NOW

A chilling nine-part German haunted house drama series is arriving on Sky this Spring.

Following the story of 16 year-old Juri and his father Jaschek, who move into a run-down building in a housing complex on the outskirts of a city.

While Jaschek tries to establish a new life for himself as the building's caretaker, son Juri soon discovers that the building has a life of its own and feeds on the suffering of its inhabitants - including his father, who has already fallen under the its dangerous spell.

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Not content with bringing us gripping thriller The Undoing at the end of last year, Sky also provided a brand-new high-stakes financial drama earlier this year — and best of all, it stars none other than Grey's Anatomy's Patrick Dempsey (aka McDreamy).

Dempsey plays Dominic Morgan - a powerful financial trader at a London Investment Bank - who's been mentoring the head of trading as he makes his way up in the business. However, their relationship takes a dark turn after a worldwide financial conspiracy is uncovered, and loyalties are thrown into question.

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Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston takes the lead in this legal thriller that arrived on Sky last month.

Cranston stars as Michael Desiato, a respected New Orleans judge, who's forced to walk on the wrong side of the law when his son is involved in a hit and run accident.

Deceit, high stakes and impossible choices are the running themes of this gripping ten-part drama, adapted from Israeli TV series Kvodo.

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Chernobyl's Emily Watson stars as Dr Emma Robertson in this psychological thriller — a seasoned forensic psychiatrist who, after years of working with dangerous criminals, deems herself unshockable. Until she meets Connie Mortensen, a woman accused of committing a terrible crime, but who claims she can't remember anything.

ITV says: 'When Dr Robertson is sent to assess Connie for trial, the two women become dangerously close... But as Emma tries to uncover the truth and learn what triggered Connie’s despicable behaviour, it seems that her attempts to see justice done may destroy her instead.'

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