Stan, Australia’s unrivalled home of original productions, today announced that production has commenced on the brand new Stan Original Series The Assassin, now filming in Greece and starring Keeley Hawes (Bodyguard, Scoop) and Freddie Highmore (The Good Doctor, Bates Motel).
Secluded on a remote Greek island, retired assassin Julie (Hawes) has a somewhat thorny reunion with her estranged son, Edward (Highmore), visiting from England. Armed with questions around new information on his paternity, Edward battles to find the right time to speak to his frustratingly distant mother. But, when the moment finally presents itself, things take a deadly turn as Julie’s dangerous past catches up with her and they are forced to flee the island and go on the run together.
Edward’s quest for truth clashes with Julie’s secrecy whilst they are forced to work together in a fight for survival, testing their dysfunctional relationship to its limits. Amid uncovering a dark conspiracy they believe to be their only threat, a greater danger emerges that will destroy their relationship entirely. In a race against time, Julie fights to save Edward and salvage their relationship as past and present collide in a showdown across the globe…
Joining Keeley Hawes and Freddie Highmore in the six-part series is Shalom Brune-Franklin (Stan Original Series The Tourist, Baby Reindeer), Gina Gershon (Riverdale, New Amsterdam), Jack Davenport (The Morning Show, Pirates of the Caribbean), Alan Dale (Dynasty, Lost) Gerald Kyd (The Swarm, The Split), Devon Terrell (Stan Original Series Totally Completely Fine, Cursed), Richard Dormer (Blue Lights, Game of Thrones) and David Dencik (The Ipcress File, No Time To Die). Further cast to be announced.
Stan Chief Content Officer Cailah Scobie said: “After the enormous success of The Tourist, Stan is delighted to welcome back the genre brilliance of Harry and Jack Williams with The Assassin. With an incredible ensemble cast led by Keely Hawes and Freddie Highmore, we can’t wait to bring this nail-biting family thriller to Australian audiences.”
The Assassin is a Two Brothers Pictures (an All3Media company) production for Prime Video, in association with All3Media International, ZDF and Stan. The 6×60 drama has been written and created by Harry and Jack Williams (The Tourist, Boat Story, The Missing) with Krissie Ducker (Killing Eve, Sweetpea), Hamish Wright (Significant Other) – who serve as executive producers – and Selina Lim (Sex Education) also writing. Sarah Hammond (The Tourist, Boat Story) and Daisy Mount (Wilderness, The Rig) serve as executive producers for Two Brothers Pictures, and Keeley Hawes and Freddie Highmore also serve as executive producers. Nige Watson (One Day) is producer with Lisa Mulcahy (The Tourist) directing episodes 1-3 and Daniel Nettheim (Stan Original Series Critical Incident,The Tourist) directing episodes 4-6. Kelly Valentine Hendry (Bridgerton) and Jessica Mescall (Mary & George) serve as casting directors. Faliro House Productions is the Greek service company.
The Stan Original Series The Assassin is currently filming in Greece.
