Mr Selfridge actress Katherine Kelly will star in ITV’s new ‘domestic horror’ drama from the makers of Unforgotten.

Created by The Politician’s Husband writer Paula Milne, Him tells the story of a 17-year-old boy and “as he struggles not to lose his humanity and control his supernatural power.”

The three-part series begins filming in suburban London later this month and will focus on “life’s major themes: the painful breakdown of relationships, love, loss, betrayal and passion.”

The cast also includes James Murray (Cucumber), Patrick Robinson (Casualty), Simona Brown (The Casual Vacancy), Alec Newman (The Bastard Executioner) and Anastasia Hille (Not Safe for Work), with newcomer Fionn Whitehead.

The official synopsis reads: “Him (Fionn Whitehead) is caught in the limbo between childhood and adulthood. But he’s also trapped in a limbo between the two homes of his divorced parents, mum Hannah (Katherine Kelly) and dad Edward (James Murray), each now remarried with new families… He is the cuckoo in both their nests, a reminder of the failure of their past and a threat to their new found domestic bliss.

“Like any teenager, he is riding a rollercoaster of confusing emotions. Like most boys he finds it hard to process his feelings so tends to “act out”. But his behaviour is also triggered by something else. He is engaged in a primal struggle to contain the terrifying secret of a supernatural power he inherited from his grandfather. A power that only his ageing grandmother understands, who urges him to use his gift only for ‘good’ for she knows if he doesn’t it could end in tragedy.

“When his 17-year-old stepsister Faith moves into the family home, Him finds himself irrevocably drawn to her. They both know their mutual attraction could rupture the family. The turmoil this causes in Him escalates out of control and with it his supernatural power – and those closest to him are in his line of fire.”

Executive producer Sally Haynes teased last year: “It’s fantastic to be bringing such a bold, surprising and emotional serial to ITV from one of the U.K’s most eminent writers.”

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