The Chemistry of Death | |
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Genre | Thriller |
Created by | Simon Beckett |
Based on | The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett |
Written by | Sukey Venables Fisher |
Directed by | Richard Clark |
Starring | Harry Treadaway Samuel Anderson Jefferson Hall Jeanne Goursaud |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Dixie Linder Nick Marston Peter Nadermann Richard Clark Simon Beckett Sukey Venables Fisher |
Producer | Matt Carver |
Cinematography | Tim Sidell |
Editor | Derek Holland |
Running time | 45 minutes |
Production company | Cuba Pictures |
Original release | |
Network | Paramount+ |
Release | January 12 February 16, 2023 | –
The Chemistry of Death is a German/British television series based on the same named novel by crime fiction writer Simon Beckett.[1] The series stars Harry Treadaway, Samuel Anderson, Jefferson Hall and Jeanne Goursaud. It premiered on January 12, 2023, in Germany and on January 19, 2023, in the United Kingdom.
Based on the best-selling novel The Chemistry of Death, the series tells the story of Dr. David Hunter, who is forced by a tragic stroke of fate to give up his profession.[2] He has set up a new life in a small village called Manham. There he works as a partner to the village doctor, Dr. Maitland. When the local police ask him to help solve a murder case, the ghosts of his past plague him. Now Hunter has to decide whether to turn away or return to his old life, which he actually wanted to leave behind forever. Even as the demons of his past haunt him, Hunter decides to return to work for the police and is drawn into cases that brings him to his limits.[3]
Announced was the series first time in June 2022, when Paramount+ got announced in Germany with their own originals. In January 2023 the series began airing on Paramount+, with one episode a week.
No.
overall |
No. in
season |
Titlel (German)/Title | Air date
(Paramount+ Germany) |
Air date
(Paramount+ UK) |
1 | 1 | "Der gefallene Engel"/"Fallen Angel" | January 12, 2023 | January 19, 2023 |
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2 | 2 | "Nur noch 48 Stunden"/"Only 48 Hours" | January 19, 2023 | January 19, 2023 |
3 | 3 | "Wohin der Wind dich trägt"/"Where the Wind Blows You" | January 26, 2023 | January 26, 2023 |
4 | 4 | "Kalte Asche"/"Written in Bone" | February 2, 2023 | February 2, 2023 |
5 | 5 | "Insel in Flammen"/"Island On Fire" | February 9, 2023 | February 9, 2023 |
6 | 6 | "Die Wolken verschwinden"/"The Clouds Disappear" | February 16, 2023 | February 16, 2023 |