Sky 1 partners with bestselling author Harlan Coben again after success of ‘The Five’
Sky 1 and bestselling author Harlan Coben will join forces again after the success of The Five earlier this year.
The brand new eight-part series will be titled The Four and will be produced by Happy Valley makers RED Productions.
Despite the similarity in names, the series is not a prequel or sequel to The Five and instead focuses on an idyllic family community that becomes devastated by secrets, lies and suspicion.
The Five told the story of four adult friends haunted by the death of one of their number’s younger brother as a child while in their care. The series was a hit for Sky, with TVGuide.co.uk calling it “a masterful handling of the conventions of storytelling and genre to keep audiences on their feet and wanting more.”
Harlan Coben said: “I am incredibly proud of what we all achieved with The Five. Our goal from the start was to create a gripping crime drama that moved you, surprised you – and had a shocking and emotionally satisfying ending.
“I never wanted to make a sequel to The Five – that story has now been told — but rather, to start fresh and bring a whole new crime drama to the screen.
“Working with Nicola and Sky again was essential to ensure that creatively, The Four is brought to life in the way that we have imagined.”
Sky Drama’s Cameron Roach added: “We are ambitious for our dramas to be much-loved and talked-about events for our customers, and The Five delivered on that.
“The world-class storytelling of Harlan, combined with strong screenplays from Danny Brocklehurst and high-quality production from Red, is an intoxicating combination.
“We are looking forward to The Four gaining its own place in the Sky original drama portfolio.”