Falcón to air exclusively on Sky Atlantic HD from Thurday 15th November 2012
Sky Atlantic HD has today announced that its second original UK drama commission FALCÓN is coming exclusively to the channel on Thursday 15th November at 10pm.
Comprising two 2 x 60’ screen adaptations of Robert Wilson’s bestselling novels, FALCÓN is an ambitious and complex new series which centres on Javier Falcón, a Chief Inspector in the Seville police, whose personal and professional lives are compromised by dark secrets from the past.
The first story to be adapted for Sky Atlantic HD in two 60 minute episodes is The Blind Man of Seville, which follows Falcón‘s investigation into a brutal killing which stirs long forgotten memories. Played by Marton Csokas(Lord of the Rings), Falcón investigates the crime, and finds himself drawn to the widow of the victim, whilst discovering that the recent crimes seem to have echoes with his own family history.
Hayley Atwell (Captain America, Any Human Heart), Emilia Fox (Silent Witness, The Pianist) and Kerry Fox (Cloudstreet, Shallow Grave) also star alongside veteran actor Bernard Hill (Titanic, The Lord of The Rings) and Santiago Cabrera (Merlin, Heroes).
The second two-part story to be adapted is The Silent and the Damned, in which a double suicide takes Falcón to an exclusive area of Seville where wealthy neighbours keep their secrets well hidden and there’s more in the freezer than just food.
In this story, award-winning British actors Robert Lindsay (Spy, My Family) and Bill Paterson (The Killing Fields, The Crow Road) and Oscar®-nominated actress Rosie Pérez (Fearless, Do The Right Thing) also join the FALCÓN cast. Robert Lindsay plays former film actor Pablo Ortega, whose star has long since faded, Bill Paterson plays Ignacio Ortega, Pablo’s successful brother and Rosie Pérez plays high flying business executive Madeleine Flowers.
Falcon is Sky Atlantic HD’s second original UK drama commission; following HIT & MISS which premiered on the channel this year and is a part of Sky’s commitment to increase investment in original British content by 50% over the next three years. By 2014, Sky expects to invest £600 million a year in British programmes across its portfolio of channels.
For further information please contact
Megan MacLeod - Publicist, Sky Movies HD, Sky Atlantic HD
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