Fearless Helen McCrory & John Bishop

‘Homeland’ and ’24’ writer pens drama ‘Fearless’ for ITV

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Created by Homeland and 24 writer, Patrick Harbinson, the brand new thriller Fearless launches on ITV in June. 

Starring Helen McCrory – best known for Peaky Blinders, Penny Dreadful, and the movie Hugo – the six-part drama will follow her character, Emma Banville. A human rights lawyer known for defending lost causes, Emma’s on a mission to prove the innocence of a man convicted of murder 14 years earlier. 

Believing there has been a miscarriage of justice, Emma is prepared to go to extreme lengths to discover what happened and free her new client. However, as Emma digs deeper into the case, she begins to sense powerful forces at play within the police and intelligence services that could put her career, personal life, and reputation at risk.

Also starring will be Sir Michael Gambon, Wunmi Mosaku (Black Mirror),  Jonathan Forbes (Catastrophe), John Bishop (Accused), Rebecca Callard (Ordinary Lies), Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Galactica, Marcella), Sam Swainsbury (Mum), Emma Hamilton (Mr Selfridge) and Emmy nominee Robin Weigert (American Horror Story).

You can see the trailer for this intriguing crime drama right here. Enjoy!

We certainly will be setting a reminder for this one!