Channel 4 Taps Glenn Close to Lead Six-Part Crime Drama ‘Maud’
The six-episode drama adapts Helene Tursten’s noir short stories for Channel 4 with London production slated for later this year.
Overview
- Glenn Close will star as Maud Oldcastle, a merciless, aging killer determined to reclaim a long-overdue second act.
- The series is officially commissioned by Channel 4 under the working title “Maud” and produced in collaboration with Playground and Sony Pictures Television.
- Nina Raine and Moses Raine wrote the adaptation and will executive produce alongside Scott Huff, Colin Callender and Close.
- Morenike Williams is named series producer, overseeing pre-production ahead of London filming later this year.
- Based on Helene Tursten’s bestselling crime collections, the drama explores themes of aging, identity and late-life reinvention.