The series follows a young woman, Tasha (Céline Buckens) who is married to middle-aged Jack (Tom Mison). Their marriage appears happy, but Tasha is haunted by Jack's ex-wife, Jen (Janet Montgomery). However, as the plot unfolds, the true villain appears not to be Jen.[3]
Cast and characters
Main
Céline Buckens as Natasha (Tasha), a young woman, Jack's second wife, who returns home one day to find out that her daughter Emily and husband Jack have disappeared.[2]
Tom Mison as Jack, Tasha's husband. He was previously married to Jen. He and Tasha have one daughter together, Emily.[3]
Janet Montgomery as Jen, Jack's ex-wife. Although she and Jack split up, she keeps on coming to their house frequently, and is asked by Jack's sister to be godparent to her child together with Jack, which upsets Tasha. When Jack and Emily disappear, she is reluctantly asked for help by Tasha.[3][2]
Jordan Stephens as Sam, Tasha's friend, with whom she had a sexual relationship in the past.[3][2]
Clare Foster as Hayley, Jack's sister. She misbehaves with Tasha, who endures it for the sake of the family.[3][2]
It was first announced that Céline Buckens would play the main role of Tasha.[4] On 25 April 2022 it was announced that Tom Mison, Janet Montgomery and Jordan Stephens would join the cast as Tasha's husband Jack, Jack's ex-wife Jen and Tasha's old friend Sam, respectively.[5] Executive producer Mike Benson commented upon the announcement: "We are absolutely delighted Tom, Janet and Jordan have joined the project alongside the brilliant Celine Buckens – our international cast have incredible experience and credits behind them. I’m sure they will inject a real nuance and complexity to a drama where nothing is quite what it seems."[5]
Filming
Though set in London, England, the miniseries was shot in Budapest, Hungary. Filming began on 10 April 2022 in Budapest, set to wrap later in the Spring, for a total of six weeks of filming.[6][5]
Release
The miniseries premiered on Paramount+ on 12 October 2022.[7][8]
