Apple TV+ has confirmed the premiere of «The Wanted Man«, a new limited series of eight episodes who stars and produces Hugh Laurie. The actor takes on the role of Felix Carmichael, a criminal boss betrayed by someone in his own circle, in a prison drama that hits the platform on January 6. Let's see who completes the cast and how the release schedule is organized.
The story begins with the betrayal that Carmichael suffers within his own organization, something that ends up sending him to the dreaded prison of Staplehurst. There, according to Apple TV+ in the presentation of the series, he will have to resort to brutality if he wants to get out alive. This is not the first time Laurie has worked with the platform: she previously joined the cast of «Tehran» during its third season, although in «The Wanted Man» goes one step further by also assuming executive production, and we will tell you below who it shares the bill with.
Cast: from Westworld to Game of Thrones
Along with Laurie, known for playing a brilliant and cynical doctor on “House MD,” the cast of “The Wanted Man” includes Thandiwe Newtonwhich many of you will remember from “Westworld”, since Fionn Whiteheadwho became known with “Dunkirk.” Completing the cast are Gina McKee (“My Policeman”), Hazel Doup (“Say Nothing”), Elliott Heffernan (“Blitz”) and Stephen Dillane, whom you will surely spot for his role in “Game of Thrones.”
Behind the scenes is George Kaythe creator of «hijack«, who wrote the script for «The Wanted Man» and serves as executive producer alongside Laurie. “Hijack” was also an original Apple TV+ production, so Kay already knows firsthand how the platform works with this type of limited crime and thriller series. Each of the eight episodes will feature this ensemble cast, led by Laurie both in front of the camera and as executive producer.
Release schedule: two episodes on January 6 and then every Wednesday
“The Wanted Man” arrives on January 6 with the first two episodes available at once. From there, the rest of the season will be published every Wednesday until the eight chapters are completed on February 17so the series will run for more than a month in the Apple TV+ catalog.
This calendar places “The Wanted Man” alongside other crime dramas that Apple TV+ has been adding to its catalog, such as “Criminal Record«, the police series that premiered its second season in April. If you liked that production, this new series with Laurie is an appointment that you can now mark on your calendar for the first part of January. In total, the eight episodes will be spread between January 6 and February 17, a stretch of just over six weeks to follow the full outcome of Carmichael's story in Staplehurst.
Laurie's second step through the Apple TV+ catalog
Laurie does not come to the Apple TV+ ecosystem from scratch: she was already part of the cast of «Tehran» during its third season, although then it was limited to a role within the cast. In “The Wanted Man” he makes a clear leap, since in addition to starring in the series he also assumes the functions of executive producer along with George Kay.
Apple TV+ has not yet provided further details on additional promotional material, such as an official trailer, although with the release date, full cast and creator's name already confirmed, you have all the information you need to decide if “The Wanted Man” is on your watch list. With this series, Apple TV+ adds a new prison drama starring an actor with extensive experience in film and television, who in this project also assumes the role of executive producer alongside Kay. Tell us what you expect from this new criminal signing of Hugh Laurie.
The Wanted Man Apple TV FAQ The series is scheduled to premiere on January 6, releasing its first two episodes simultaneously.
It is a limited miniseries of eight episodes in total.
He is joined by Thandiwe Newton, Fionn Whitehead, Gina McKee, Hazel Doup, Elliott Heffernan and Stephen Dillane.
It follows Felix Carmichael, a betrayed crime boss who ends up in Staplehurst Prison and must resort to brutality to survive.
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