First announced at the end of 2024, we now have cast details for upcoming legal thriller Saviour

ITV has revealed Anjli Mohindra, Shaun Parkes and Aidan Gillen will lead the cast of ITV’s legal thriller, Saviour, which is produced by Nisha Parti’s indie, Parti Productions, and Drama Republic in association with All3Media International.

What do we know about Saviour

We covered a lot of background in our 2024 piece, but we have updates. In developing the show, Nisha Parti has worked closely with writer Imran Mahmood, a full-time criminal barrister, to create an authentic drama set in the world of the criminal justice system. We are also told:

the series follows Ben, played by Archie Fisher (Death by Lightning, Steve, Boarders), who after borrowing his dad’s police uniform for a costume party, gets into an altercation that results in a man’s death. Called to represent Ben is brilliant criminal defence solicitor Indy Sangar, played by Anjli Mohindra (Fear, Get Millie Black, The Red King), who has just been promoted to Higher Rights of Audience in the Old Bailey. 

In defending Ben from an allegation of murder, Indy is confronted with a world of police corruption, complicated racial politics, fervent press interest, a frustratingly traditional justice system and a defendant who is keeping secrets from her. But what she doesn’t know is that, whilst fighting tooth and nail for Ben’s freedom, deeply personal secrets of her own are finally coming to the surface and threatening to tear her career and her family apart.

Indy is also up against a formidable adversary in Detective Inspector Jon Creasy, played by Shaun Parkes (Death by Lightning, The Suspect, Lost in Space, Mangrove). Determined to get to the truth, he won’t be swayed by Eddie, played by Aidan Gillen (Mayor of Kingstown, Game of Thrones and Kin), his colleague and Ben’s father, who is ruthlessly intent on clearing his son’s name and will go to any lengths to protect him.

Saviour asks the question – how far are you prepared to go to protect the ones you love?

There is more information on casting in the press release linked above. The production, shooting across Liverpool, is being produced by Matthew Patnick (The Night Manager, You) and brought to life by directors Leanne Welham (Pachinko, The Trial of Christine Keeler) and Annetta Laufer (The Forsytes, Get Millie Black). Frances Poletti (Without Sin) and Namsi Khan (Virdee, True Detective) will also write episodes for the series.