The crime drama genre gets a fresh twist in The Rising, a new drama series heading to Sky Max and NOW that turns the traditional chase on its head.
Adapted from the Belgian supernatural crime thriller Hotel Beau Sejour, The Rising, the first project to be realized entirely at Sky Studios, guarantees a gripping plot and presents a completely unique way of finding out who is responsible for a murder.
Creators: Pete McTighe, Sanne Nuyens, Bert Van Dael
Stars: Clara Rugaard, Matthew McNulty, Emily Taaffe
The cast and crew were preparing for the Sky Studios show when they were told to stop work two months before principal photography was due to begin. “It got canceled before they started filming,” a source familiar with the project told Variety. “The whole cast and everything and they just kind of tuned out.”
The second season, to be titled "Risen", was to have a similar premise to the first but with different characters, settings, and themes, turning the show into something of an anthology series. The first season of the supernatural crime thriller, which was Sky Studios' first entirely in-house production, starred Clara Ruggaard as the ghost of a woman determined to track down her killer.
Comcast-owned Sky had not previously confirmed that a season 2 was in the works, and a source close to the project told Variety that the original show, which was adapted from the Belgian crime thriller titled "Hotel Beau Séjour," was "always conceived as a Limited Event Series.
Last year, showrunner Pete McTighe told the Radio Times that he had already planned the second season. "I've already written a plan for a second [season], and I think it's really exciting and interesting," he said. “I don't want to say too much because I don't want to curse him out. I want it to happen."
The show, which was written by McTighe and Charlotte Wolf, launched last spring after a lengthy gestation period and a production schedule beleaguered by COVID. McTighe also executive produced the show alongside Serena Thompson for Sky Studios and Julian Stevens.
The first season also starred Nenda Neururer ("A Brief History of Struggle"), Solly McLeod ("Boxing Day"), Daniel Ings ("I Hate Suzie"), Emily Taaffe ("Rare Beasts"), Alex Lanipekun ( “Spooks”) and Robyn Cara (“Ackley Bridge”).
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