Sherlock star Amanda Abbington is about to move up a brand new, upcoming detective thriller sequence. Abbington had a distinguished function within the BBC drama, in addition to supporting turns in Mr. Selfridge and the Harlan Coben miniseries Protected. Most lately, she appeared in two episodes of the hit BBC anthology black comedy drama Inside No. 9.
However Abbington’s stint on Sherlock stays her most memorable, the place she performs a sophisticated and charming character. It additionally gave her expertise within the crime thriller style. With a various filmography and robust vary of characters, Abbington has loved a assorted profession on the small display and can add to that along with her latest function.
Per Selection, the actress, who performed Mary Morstan in Sherlock, will star within the six-part Portuguese drama Jones, created by Bruno Gascon. She’s going to seem alongside Portuguese star José Pimentão within the supernatural, black-comedy whodunit sequence from Caracol Studios for RTP. Jones’ worldwide distribution will likely be dealt with by Austria’s ORF Enterprises.
Abbington performs the function of Eve within the new present, described as a “sharp-witted, off-kilter actress” who finds herself drawn right into a legal investigation led by Pimentão’s detective Oliver Jones. The sequence has shades of Agatha Christie to it, and Abbington ought to be proper at dwelling, contemplating her expertise, which provides the present distinguished international enchantment.
Abbington appeared in Sherlock from 2014 to 2017.
Jones is an intriguing providing from Portuguese TV and will show successful with worldwide audiences, particularly if it lands streaming. Having Abbington on board additionally grounds the present, permitting her to carry a wealth of performing expertise to a personality who’s advanced, layered, attention-grabbing, and distinctive.
Jones guarantees to be an thrilling, amusing, and immersive present, with a robust concentrate on detective drama, whereas additionally that includes supernatural components that set it aside as unique and attention-grabbing. How profitable the present will turn into is unclear proper now, however the high-concept thought and story definitely give it a robust probability of success on the worldwide stage.
Portugal has robust ambitions for worldwide TV success, and the recognition of the acclaimed Chilly Battle spy thriller Glória, the nation’s first scripted TV present for Netflix, has definitely laid the groundwork. Jones positively might turn into a worldwide hit, and Amanda Abbington‘s addition to the forged will likely be an enormous coup for its probabilities of long-term success.
Sherlock
7/10
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2010 – 2017-00-00
- Showrunner
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Steven Moffat
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Steven Moffat