The Mare of Easttown

Mare of Easttown — trailer and start date revealed by Sky

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Sky has revealed the first look trailer for Kate Winslet’s forthcoming Mare of Easttown

Coming to Sky Atlantic and Now TV on April 19, seven-part drama series Mare of Easttown stars Kate Winslet stars as Mare Sheehan, a small-town detective who investigates a local murder as life crumbles around her.

Mare of Easttown is described as an exploration into the dark side of a close community and an authentic examination of how family and past tragedies can define our present. It also stars Julianne Nicholson (The Outsider) as Lori Ross, Mare’s best friend since childhood; three-time Emmy®-winner Jean Smart (Watchmen) as Helen, Mare’s mother; Angourie Rice (Black Mirror) as Siobhan Sheehan, Mare’s teenaged daughter; Evan Peters (American Horror Story) as Detective Colin Zabel, the county detective called in to assist with Mare’s investigation; Guy Pearce (Mildred Pierce) as Richard Ryan, a local creative writing professor; Cailee Spaeny (Devs) as Erin McMenamin, an isolated teen living with her volatile father; David Denman (Outcast) as Frank Sheehan, Mare’s ex-husband; John Douglas Thompson (Let Them All Talk) as Chief Carter, Mare’s boss at the Easttown Police Department; Patrick Murney (Seven Seconds) as Kenny McMenamin, Erin’s father; James McArdle (Ammonite) as Deacon Mark Burton; Sosie Bacon (Here and Now) as Carrie Layden, Drew’s mother and Kevin’s ex-girlfriend; Joe Tippett (Rise) as John Ross, Lori’s husband and high school sweetheart; and Neal Huff (The Wire) as Mare’s cousin, Father Dan Hastings.

You can see the trailer on YouTube and there’s more information on the show in the Sky announcement. From the trailer there’s almost a scandi-noir feel to the story, though without subtitles!