Amazon Studios has released the first trailer for its upcoming eight-episode seriesThe Widow, starringKate Beckinsaleas Georgia, a woman mourning her beloved husband after he is killed in a plane crash in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Things take a turn, however, when she discovers he mightnotbe dead. From there, she puts her life as a recluse behind her, and ventures out to uncover the truth of what happened.
According to a press release, there is also a secondary plot that takes place in Rotterdam, Holland, where “a blind Icelandic manapplies for a medical trial in the hope that his sight can be restored. There he meets Beatrix, another candidate for the trial. But Ariel’s keeping a secret, one that links him to Georgia’s husband, Will. It’s only a matter of time before he gets pulled back into that world.”
Those who are familiar with the work ofHarryandJack Williams, who also created the seriesThe Missing, will know that they are experts at twisty tales with deep emotional cores, and this looks to be no different. The serieswill be directed bySamuel Donovan(Humans, Liar, Utopia) andOlly Blackburn(Donkey Punch, Glue), and will hopefully be a little more nuanced than the trailer seems the suggest (that is, white woman who has to go up against all of the DRC on a quest to save her husband from them). However, the excellent casting gives some cause for positivity, as does the track record of the Williams' other series.
The Widowalso starsCharles Dance(Game of Thrones, Underworld: Blood Wars),Alex Kingston(ER, Doctor Who),Matthew Le Nevez(Offspring, Love Child),Ólafur Darri Ólafsson(True Detective, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald),Babs Olusanmokun(Black Mirror, The Night Of),Louise Brealey(Containment, Sherlock), andBart Fouche(Invictus, Maze Runner: The Death Cure).
The Widowpremieres March 1st on Amazon Prime in the U.S., andwill air in the United Kingdom and Ireland on ITV (date TBD). Check out the trailer below:
