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The Dark full cast list for new ITV drama series starring Laura Donnelly
Laura Donnelly stars as detective Monica Kennedy in a six-episode adaptation that begins with an eerily staged killing and a possible serial-killer campaign.
- Actress Laura Donnelly stars in ITV's The Dark, premiering tonight at 9pm on ITV1, an adaptation of GR Halliday's novel From the Shadows following detective Monica Kennedy.
- When a young man's body is found "eerily staged in the idyllic Scottish wilderness," Detective Monica Kennedy embarks on an investigation fearing it signals the beginning of a "terrifying campaign" affecting the rural community.
- Donnelly said the series was character-based: "I was drawn to Monica because she was carrying so much in terms of her past, her family and the way she approaches her work." Mark Rowley plays partner DC Connor Crawford; Helen Baxendale and Tunji Kasim round out the cast.
- Matt Hartley led scripting alongside co-writers Lena Rae and Nessah Muthy, with Gilles Bannier serving as lead director. Donnelly is renowned for Outlander and has appeared in HBO's The Nevers and Say Nothing.
- The second episode airs on Monday, July 13 at 9pm, with the third following on Monday, July 20. Episodes are available on ITVX; airing times for remaining episodes have not yet been revealed.
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