It's been announced that Baby Reindeer 's Shalom Brune-Franklin and Game of Thrones favourite Richard Dormer have joined the cast of Amazon Prime Video 's upcoming series The Assassin, which is now shooting in Greece . From screenwriters Harry and Jack Williams, who last riffed on the Coen brothers with their black-comedy crime thriller Boat Story , this one is a co-production between Two Brothers Pictures, ZDF, All3Media International, and Stan. Set to unfold over six hour-long episodes, The Assassin stars Bodyguard actress Keeley Hawes as retired hitwoman Julie, who's now living on a secluded Mediterranean island.
Her tranquility is broken when estranged son (The Good Doctor's Freddie Highmore ) visits from England, though. "Armed with questions around new information on his paternity, Edward battles to find the right time to speak to his frustratingly distant mother. But, when the moment finally presents itself, things take a deadly turn as Julie’s dangerous past catches up with her and they are forced to flee the island and go on the run together," teases a synopsis.
"Edward's quest for truth clashes with Julie's secrecy whilst they are forced to work together in a fight for survival, testing their dysfunctional relationship to its limits. Amid uncovering a dark conspiracy they believe to be their only threat, a greater danger emerges that will destroy their relationship entirely. "In a race against time, Julie fights to save Edward and salvage their relationship as past and present collide in a showdown across the globe.
" The Assassin also features Riverdale 's Gina Gershon, Pirates of the Caribbean 's Jack Davenport, Lost's Alan Dale, The Split's Gerald Kyd, Cursed's Devon Terrell and The Ipcress File's David Dencik in its acting ranks. Two Brothers Pictures executive producer Sarah Hammond said in a statement: "We’re ecstatic that filming has begun on our exciting new Two Brothers Pictures thriller in Greece, where we're shooting across some fantastic locations. "We’re delighted to be working with the unparalleled talents of Keeley Hawes and Freddie Highmore along with our wonderful production team to bring this brand-new series - full of twists, turns, action and humour - to screens around the world .
" The Assassin will stream on Amazon Prime Video next year..
