Overview

• Channel 5 secured UK free-to-air rights in mid-2025 and will launch the series on Sunday, July 6, at 9pm.
• Originally released on Paramount+ in 2024, the six-part drama follows Emma Averill as insomnia and inherited ‘bad blood’ threaten her sanity.
• Author Sarah Pinborough wrote the TV scripts herself to maintain the novel’s emphasis on sleep deprivation and family trauma.
• Vicky McClure stars as Emma, joined by Tom Cullen as her husband Robert and Leanne Best as her mother, Patricia.
• New trailers and cast interviews highlight the show’s tense atmosphere, and all episodes remain available to stream on Paramount+.