Niamh Algar, James McArdell and Jessica Brown-Findlay also star in Playing Nice.

Since concluding high-profile roles in Happy Valley and Grantchester, James Norton has been actively generating his own work. Forming Rabbit Track Pictures with development executive Kitty Kaletsky, one of their first productions is the thriller series Playing Nice.

Ahead of a January release, ITV have now released a trailer for the 4-part drama.

Playing Nice follows two couples who discover that their babies were swapped at birth. It leaves them with a horrifying dilemma: do they keep the sons they have raised and loved, or reclaim their biological child?

The drama comes from Malpractice writer Grace Ofori-Attah, based on JP Delaney’s thriller novel.

Here’s the synopsis for Playing Nice

Living a waking nightmare, Pete (James Norton) and Maddie (Niamh Algar) are jettisoned into the world of the other couple; Miles (James McArdle) and Lucy (Jessica Brown Findlay). At first it seems all four are agreed on a solution, but it soon becomes clear that hidden motives are at play. How far can each couple trust the real parents of their child – or even each other? As Pete and Maddie are stretched to breaking point, they realise they will stop at nothing to keep their family together.

James Norton

Norton’s film Joy, in which he plays an IVF pioneer, is just out on Netflix. He also stars opposite Game of Thrones‘ Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in the forthcoming historical epic King & Conqueror. Plus, he has a role in Steven Knight’s Netflix drama House of Guinness, telling the story of the famous brewers.

Playing Nice is coming to ITV and ITVX in 2025. We’ll keep you posted.