BritBox Sets May Premiere Date for Climate Change-Focused Crime Drama 'After the Flood'
BritBox has set a premiere date for After the Flood, a series that seems to be one part crime drama and one part climate cautionary tale. The six-part thriller is centered around a sudden flood that devastates a Yorkshire town and its complicated aftermath, in which the fallout from the environmental disaster literally muddies the water of a murder investigation.
After the Flood stars Sophie Rundle (Gentleman Jack) as pregnant PC Joanna Marshall, who discovers an unidentified dead man in a car park as the devastating waters recede. But although most assume the body is another tragedy of the flood, Marshall can't shake the feeling that something isn't right. A feeling that's born out when it's revealed that the man died well before the flood hit. But what happened to him? That's what PC Marshall becomes determined to find out.
The series marks Rundle's return to the world of police procedurals for the first time since her role in the first season of Happy Valley, and the story's unique focus on the long-tail impact of climate change certainly makes it a unique offering amongst the many crime dramas hitting our screens this spring.
