The Crow Girl

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The Crow Girl
GenreCrime thriller
Based onThe Crow Girl
by Erik Axl Sund
Screenplay byMilly Thomas
Directed byCharles Martin
Rebecca Rycroft
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Tony Wood
  • Richard Tulk-Hart
  • Slash
  • Milly Thomas
  • Federico Ambrosini
  • Niclas Salomonsson
  • Erik Axl Sund
ProducerAndy Moose
Production companies
Original release
Network Paramount+

The Crow Girl is an upcoming Paramount+ television series based on the Crow Girl series of books by Erik Axl Sund.

Contents

Premise

A series of connected murders are investigated. [1]

Cast and characters

Production

Development

The book series by Erik Axl Sund, the pen name of Swedish author duo Jerker Eriksson and Håkan Sundquist, was optioned by ITV Studios and Tomorrow Studios in 2014. [2]

In 2023, an adaptation by E.V. Crowe for Paramount+ with executive producers Tony Wood and Richard Tulk-Hart, under the banner of Buccaneer Media began to move forward. [3] Milly Thomas adapted the book for the series. Charles Martin and Rebecca Rycroft are directors with Andy Mosse serving as producer. [4]

In March 2024, Katherine Kelly, Dougray Scott and Eve Myles were cast in lead roles. [5] The cast also includes Lee Boardman, Victoria Hamilton and Clara Rugaard. Filming began in Bristol in March 2024. [6] Filming locations include the city's Castle Park and Wine Street. [7] Filming also took place in Brean, Somerset. [8]

In April 2024, guitarist Slash, a huge fan of the original novel who helped bring it to Buccaneer Media for the adaptation, joined the series as an executive producer and a contributor to the series' soundtrack alongside composer Adam Price. [9]

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