| The Couple Next Door | |
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| Genre | Psychological thriller |
| Based on | Nieuwe Buren |
| Written by | David Allison |
| Directed by | Dries Vos |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Hannes De Maeyer |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Producer | Jennifer Burnet |
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| Release | 27 November 2023 – present |
The Couple Next Door is a British psychological thriller television series written by David Allison, based on the Dutch series Nieuwe Buren. Developed by Eagle Eye Drama for Channel 4 and Starz, the first series stars Eleanor Tomlinson, Sam Heughan, Alfred Enoch, Hugh Dennis and Jessica De Gouw. The programme was renewed for a second series which started airing on Channel 4 from 14 July 2025. [1]
Series 1: Evie and her husband Pete move next door to traffic-cop Danny and yoga instructor Becka and strike up a friendship, but a night of passion between Evie and Danny leads to unforeseen consequences. [2]
Series 2: Heart surgeon Charlotte Robert's life with her consultant anaesthetist husband Jacob is turned upside down when their mysterious new colleague Mia rents out the house next door. [3]
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 6 | 27 November 2023 | 14 December 2023 | |
| 2 | 6 | 14 July 2025 | 23 July 2025 | |
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [a] | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "New on the Block" | Dries Vos | David Allison | 27 November 2023 | N/A |
| 2 | 2 | "Little Kids Full of Sin" | Dries Vos | David Allison | 28 November 2023 | N/A |
| 3 | 3 | "Don't Stop" | Dries Vos | David Allison | 4 December 2023 | N/A |
| 4 | 4 | "I Know It's a Secret" | Dries Vos | David Allison | 5 December 2023 | N/A |
| 5 | 5 | "Inside You" | Dries Vos | David Allison | 13 December 2023 | N/A |
| 6 | 6 | "The Cottage" | Dries Vos | David Allison | 14 December 2023 | N/A |
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [b] | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Dries Vos | David Allison | 14 July 2025 | N/A |
| 8 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Dries Vos | David Allison | 15 July 2025 | N/A |
| 9 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Dries Vos | David Allison | 16 July 2025 | N/A |
| 10 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Dries Vos | David Allison | 21 July 2025 | N/A |
| 11 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Dries Vos | David Allison | 22 July 2025 | N/A |
| 12 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Dries Vos | David Allison | 23 July 2025 | N/A |
The Couple Next Door is based on the Dutch series Nieuwe Buren, with Dries Vos directing from scripts by David Allison. The six-part thriller series is produced by Jen Burnet for the London-based Eagle Eye Drama, and executive produced by Jo McGrath, Walter Iuzzolino and Alison Kee. [5]
In March 2023, it was announced Eleanor Tomlinson, Sam Heughan, Alfred Enoch, and Jessica De Gouw had been cast in the principal roles. Tomlinson described playing Evie as a "great challenge" because "she navigates devastating trauma, which isn't helped by unresolved issues from her past." [6] Heughan said he was "thrilled to be working with Eagle Eye Drama and director Dries Vos again ... Dries has a unique visual flair and I'm sure we're going to make something special." [7] Hugh Dennis described his character as someone who is dealing with ageing very badly, which made him "interesting" to him. [8]
In November 2024, it was reported that Dennis would return for season two along with characters played by Sam Palladio, Annabel Scholey, Aggy K. Adams and Sendhil Ramamurthy. [9]
Principal photography was reported to have begun in March 2023, taking place in Leeds, England, Belgium and The Netherlands. [10] Filming took place in Baildon in April 2023. [11]
The first series aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom on 27 November 2023, and on Starz in the United States and Canada. It was available on Lionsgate+, the international premium streaming service from Starz, in Brazil and Latin America. It was distributed further worldwide by Beta Film. [12] The second series premiered on Channel 4 on 14 July 2025. [13]
The series holds a 38% "Rotten" score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 13 critic reviews with an average rating of 4.8/10. [14] Anita Singh in The Daily Telegraph described it as "nonsensical, ridiculous – and very, very bingeable". [15] Lucy Mangan in The Guardian gave the series four stars out of five and praised the script which helped the show be "sexy rather than cringeworthy". [16] There was a less positive review from Carol Midgely in The Times who found the series "cliched". [17] [18]