Cheat Creator Gaby Hull Pens Psychological Thriller We Hunt Together For UKTVs Alibi

Cheat creator Gaby Hull has written a six-part psychological thriller for UKTVs Alibi – the British broadcasters second original drama since it moved into scripted commissioning.

Hull, who wrote the ITV and Sundance Now college thriller, is behind We Hunt Together, produced by BBC Studios.

This comes a week after the commercial arm of the British public broadcaster revealed it was taking control of the majority of UKTV channels following a landmark deal with co-owned Discovery. We Hunt Together follows Alibis move into original drama with Traces from Happy Valley producer Red Production Company.

The cat-and-mouse thriller begins with the collision of two people; Babeni, a former child soldier desperate to suppress his predisposition for violence, and Freddy, a magnetic and disarmingly charming free spirit. When Baba rescues Freddy from an attack following a date that has turned sour, something dark is ignited in them both. It also follows DI Lola Franks and DCI Jackson Reid as they try to outsmart the killers, despite their polar opposite outlooks on the culpability of the criminal mind. Casting has not been announced.

The drama was commissioned by UKTV drama commissioner Philippa Collie-Cousins, head of scripted Pete Thornton, Richard Watsham, director of commissioning and Adrian Wills, general manager, Drama and Lifestyle. It is exec produced by Hilary Salmon Anne Pivcevic and Esther Springer and will air in 2020.

Collie-Cousins said: “I was so gripped by Gabys writing, We Hunt Together is a fresh, funny and dRead More – Source

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