'The Killing Kind' Trailer Introduces New Crime-Solver Ingrid Lewis to the Small Screen

Jane Casey's novel, The Killing Kind, had barely hit shelves in 2021 when it was snapped up by Eleventh Hour Films, the same outfit behind PBS fan favorites like Magpie Murders and Foyle's War. It took over a year before the planned TV adaptation found a streaming home. Paramount picked up the series as part of its commitment to producing 50 international titles for its flagship streaming service, Paramount+. The series had a quick turnaround, with filming launched in the early spring of 2023 and now a premiere on the U.K. version of the streamer on September 7, 2023.

Starring Emma Appleton (Everything I Know About Love) as Casey's protagonist, barrister Ingrid Lewis, The Killing Kind is a twisted tale of "the enemy of my enemy." Before the story (which is a standalone novel), Lewis successfully defended her client, James, played by Colin Morgan (We Hunt Together), against charges of stalking. She fell into bed with him once the case was over, only to discover that her life choices and successes had backfired — when she broke things off, James began to stalk her, turning her entire world inside out.

Usually, this thriller setup would be the story a mystery writer would focus on, but not Casey. In The Killing Kind, this is all old news, a problem dealt with by law enforcement, and the case has been closed. When the series begins, Ingrid is struggling to move on with her life and learning to trust again. But when a new murderer begins targeting her workplace and colleagues, the trauma of her earlier experience with James roars back.