The Chemistry of Death (TV series)

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The Chemistry of Death
Genre Thriller
Created by Simon Beckett
Based on The Chemistry of Death
by Simon Beckett
Written bySukey Venables Fisher
Directed by Richard Clark
Starring Harry Treadaway
Samuel Anderson
Jefferson Hall
Jeanne Goursaud
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producersDixie Linder
Nick Marston
Peter Nadermann
Richard Clark
Simon Beckett
Sukey Venables Fisher
ProducerMatt Carver
CinematographyTim Sidell
EditorDerek Holland
Running time45 minutes
Production company Cuba Pictures
Original release
Network Paramount+
Release12 January (2023-01-12) 
16 February 2023 (2023-02-16)

The Chemistry of Death is a German/British television series based on the novel of the same name by crime fiction writer Simon Beckett. [1] The series stars Harry Treadaway, Samuel Anderson, Jefferson Hall and Jeanne Goursaud. It premiered on 12 January 2023 in Germany and on 19 January 2023 in the United Kingdom.

Contents

Plot

Based on the best-selling novel The Chemistry of Death , the series tells the story of Dr. David Hunter, who is forced by a tragic stroke of fate to give up his profession. [2] He has set up a new life in a small village called Manham. There he works as a partner to the village doctor, Dr. Maitland. When the local police ask him to help solve a murder case, the ghosts of his past plague him. Now Hunter has to decide whether to turn away or return to his old life, which he actually wanted to leave behind forever. Even as the demons of his past haunt him, Hunter decides to return to work for the police and is drawn into cases that bring him to his limits. [3]

Cast and characters

Release

The series was first announced in June 2022 in conjunction with the announcement that the Paramount+ streaming service would be starting in Germany with their own original programmes. The series was released in January 2023 with one episode per week. [4]

Episodes

Season 1 (2023)

No.

overall

No. in

season

Titel (German)/TitleAir date

(Paramount+ Germany)

Air date

(Paramount+ UK)

11"Der gefallene Engel"/"Fallen Angel"12 January 202319 January 2023
22"Nur noch 48 Stunden"/"Only 48 Hours"19 January 202319 January 2023
33"Wohin der Wind dich trägt"/"Where the Wind Blows You"26 January 202326 January 2023
44"Kalte Asche"/"Written in Bone"2 February 20232 February 2023
55"Insel in Flammen"/"Island On Fire"9 February 20239 February 2023
66"Die Wolken verschwinden"/"The Clouds Disappear"16 February 202316 February 2023

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References

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