6 x 60 mins

From the creator of Being Human, The Red King is an intriguing, darkly funny and truly scary mystery thriller. This character-driven original drama, which features a star-studded ensemble cast, combines the powerful story of a knotty police investigation with a chilling folk horror about an island community and an eerie, fringe way of life - born out of a lockdown 100 years ago. Smart, capable and bythe-book, Grace Narayan was flying high as an inner-city police sergeant before being forced into a ‘punishment posting’ on the small, antiquated island of St. Jory. Confronted by the forgotten and unsolved case of missing teenage boy Cai, Grace quickly discovers that she must overcome scarce evidence, extraordinary local characters, and the island’s strange history to uncover the truth. Anyone on the island could be a suspect, but in a place long governed by its own unspoken code, Grace’s avid devotion to the rule of law will be put to the ultimate test.