AMC Networks’ streaming platform Acorn TV and Channel 5 (UK) announced today the commission of new, feature-length detective drama series Ellis.
The three-part series will follow DCI Ellis (played by Sharon D. Clarke), a tenacious cop who is parachuted into failing investigations. Each two-hour episode sees Ellis – accompanied by her right-hand man DS Harper, played by Andrew Gower – arrive at a different police station, where she will have to win over the local detectives and immerse herself in the cases she has come to solve. As a black female cop, Ellis is used to being dismissed and overlooked, but she is a first-class murder detective, with a determination for justice and a deep well of compassion for those who need it.
Ellis is set to begin filming this spring in Northern Ireland and will air on Acorn TV and Channel 5 later this year.
We could not be more excited about these news and cannot wait to find out more about this series and Andrew’s role!
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Andrew Gower Online 