Jenna Coleman's 'The Jetty' to Debut in December
Jenna Coleman in "The Jetty"
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Buzzy drama The Jetty marks the start of Jenna Coleman's (The Sandman) detective era, and after several months of waiting, U.S. viewers will finally see what that looks like. Described as a twisty thriller and a coming-of-age story, the series follows the story of Ember Manning (Coleman), who's called in to help determine the cause of a mysterious fire at a picturesque Lancashire lake house. The four-part drama wrestles with timely questions of sexual morality, identity, and memory while also doing its best to solve an arson case. Now, it will officially premiere on BritBox (and Hulu!) in the U.S.
As Manning digs further, she discovers connections from a podcast journalist investigating a 17-year-old missing person's cold case to a local sex offender who's been operating in the area, forcing her to confront everything she thought she knew about her hometown and her choices.
Crime dramas are a dime a dozen in British television, and plenty of familiar actors have their fair share of time in the crime-solving trenches. Coleman's role follows in the footsteps of other big names, including David Tennant (Broadchurch), Peter Capaldi (Criminal Record), and Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock). Like some of the best in the genre, the murder mystery is secondary.
"It’s a very character, human, and relationship-driven drama wrapped up as a detective thriller," Coleman told the BBC. "There are a lot of elements and various threads to this story, but the heart of it is about the missing case of Amy Knightley and the case of Miranda Ashby. More crucially, it asks probing questions about identity, sexual boundaries, sexual politics, toxic culture, and the awakening of oneself."
Jenna Coleman and Ruby Stokes in "The Jetty"
(Photo: Courtesy of BritBox)
Here's the series' logline.
Detective Ember Manning must figure out the connection between a fire, a cold case, and an illicit love triangle between a man in his twenties and two underage girls.
Coleman leads an ensemble cast that includes Archie Renaux (Shadow and Bone), Ruby Stokes (Lockwood & Co.), Amelia Bullmore (The Buccaneers), Tom Glynn-Carney (House of the Dragon), and Weruche Opia (I May Destroy You). The supporting cast includes Laura Marcus (The Serpent Queen), Bo Bragason (Renegade Nell), Matthew McNulty (Domina), Ralph Ineson (Nosferatu), David Ajala (Star Trek: Discovery), Miya Ocego (I Hate Suzie), Elliot Cowan (The Crown), Shannon Watson (Outrageous), Arthur Hughes (Help), Dominic Coleman (Paddington), and Nina Barker-Francis (The Flash).
The series was written and created by Cat Jones, known for her work on Harlots, EastEnders, and Waterloo Road. Firebird Pictures produces the four-part series directed by Marialy Rivas (Young & Wild). Elizabeth Kilgarriff, Sarah Wyatt, Jones, Rivas, and Coleman are executive producers alongside Jo McClellan for the BBC.
While it may have taken a long minute for all four episodes of The Jetty to cross the pond, it turned out that it was so popular that multiple streaming services were bidding. Ultimately, BritBox landed the series first, announcing it would arrive on Friday, December 13, 2004, with Hulu revealing two days later that it also would debut all four episodes on Friday the 13th.
