Harsh Vardhan
The Emerald Isle will welcome ‘The Walking Dead‘ fame Andrew Lincoln later this year! ITV’s drama series ‘Cold Water’ will commence filming in Ireland in the fall. As previously announced, the show is the brainchild of David Ireland and also features Ewen Bremner, Indira Varma, and Eve Myles.
The plot follows John (Lincoln), who, after failing to intervene in a violent incident at a playground, decides to uproot his family and move to the remote village of Coldwater, far from the lives they led in London. Upon arriving, he quickly befriends Tommy (Bremner), his charming and confident next-door neighbor who is a devoted husband to the local vicar, Rebecca. Tommy is a respected figure in the community and leads the village’s all-male book group. While John is drawn to his neighbor’s magnetic personality, the former’s wife, Fiona (Varma), is wary of him.
The narrative progresses with Fiona, a former chef eager to start fresh in Coldwater, trying to rebuild her and John’s family life and revive their fading marriage. As the days pass, she becomes increasingly suspicious of Tommy’s intentions. Unbeknownst to John, the neighbor harbors dark secrets, and as unsettling events unfold, the former begins to question who his new friend really is. When John’s long-suppressed anger finally erupts, he finds himself unexpectedly in debt to the mysterious man, leading him down a path under the influence of a man far more dangerous than he imagined. This is the tale of an ordinary man in an ordinary marriage, caught in an extraordinarily perilous situation.
Ireland previously wrote for ‘The Lovers,’ which follows the unlikely connection between Janet, a supermarket worker, and Seamus, a self-absorbed political broadcaster. He also contributed to a couple of episodes of ‘The Young Offenders.’ However, his most acclaimed work as a writer is ‘Cyprus Avenue,’ which revolves around Eric Miller, a Belfast Loyalist who, during a psychotic break, starts believing his infant granddaughter is the Irish Republican politician Gerry Adams.
Lincoln, known for playing Rick Grimes in AMC’s legendary series ‘The Walking Dead,’ recently appeared as Edgar Bradley in ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities.’ He played Cameron Bloom in the biographical drama ‘Penguin Bloom,’ which revolves around a family whose lives are transformed by caring for an injured magpie. He reprised Rick in ‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live,’ which explores the relationship between Rick and Michonne, who are trapped in a world in turmoil.
Bremner’s upcoming projects include ‘Canyon of the Dead,’ in which he will play Sylvanus Griswold Morley. The film follows two archaeologists who encounter danger in their quest. He is also set to portray The Figure in ‘Bluefish,’ a global drama that explores stories of people breaking out of isolation, filmed during the pandemic across three dozen locations worldwide under the direction of Clark Middleton. The actor is known for playing Buttons in Max’s ‘Our Flag Means Death’ and Lloyd in ‘First Cow.’
Varma recently took on the role of Lady Macbeth in Simon Godwin’s production of ‘Macbeth.’ She also starred in ‘The Trouble with Jessica’ and appeared in major titles like ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One‘ and ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi.’ Meanwhile, Myles portrayed Alice Sinclair in the Idris Elba-led thriller series ‘Hijack,’ DS Lola Franks in the crime thriller ‘We Hunt Together,’ and Faith Howells in the suspense series ‘Keeping Faith.’
Ireland served as the backdrop for the family crime drama ‘Kin’ and David’s projects ‘Derry Girls‘ and ‘The Young Offenders.’
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