The Party (upcoming TV series)

The Party
Genre	Drama
Based on	The Party by Elizabeth Day
Screenplay by	Sarah Solemani
Directed by	Viviane Andereggen
Starring	Luke Evans Sarah Solemani Tom Cullen Joanna Scanlan Lydia Leonard
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Luke Evans Elizabeth Day Sarah Solemani Simon Heath Laura Cotton
Producer	Richard Burrell
Production companies	ITV Studios World Productions Stoic Productions
Original release
Network	ITVX

The Party is an upcoming British television series written by and starring Sarah Solemani, with the cast also including Luke Evans, Joanna Scanlan, Tom Cullen and Lydia Leonard. It is based on the novel of the same name by Elizabeth Day. Produced by World Productions and ITV Studios, it is set to broadcast on ITVX.

Premise

Two friends from school grow up to become a political figure and a journalist. ^[1]

Cast

• Luke Evans as Martin Gilmour
• Sarah Solemani as Lucy Gilmour
• Tom Cullen as Ben Fitzmaurice
• Joanna Scanlan as Sylvia Gilmour
• Lydia Leonard as Serena Fitzmaurice
• Lindsay Duncan as Lady Katherine Fitzmaurice
• Douglas Hodge as Lord George Fitzmaurice
• Sam Troughton
• Sally Scott
• Sinéad Matthews
• Bally Gill
• Amaka Okafor
• Rakie Ayola

Production

The five-part series is directed by Viviane Andereggen and produced by World Productions, ITV Studios and Stoic Productions. It is written by Sarah Solemani from the novel by Elizabeth Day. Solemani and Day are executive producers alongside Luke Evans, Simon Heath and Laura Cotton. Richard Burrell is series producer. ^{[2] [3]}

Sarah Solemani and Luke Evans also lead the cast which also includes Tom Cullen, Joanna Scanlan, Lydia Leonard and Sam Troughton as well as Sally Scott, Sinéad Matthews, Bally Gill, Amaka Okafor and Rakie Ayola with Lindsay Duncan and Douglas Hodge. ^[4]

Filming took place in Wales in October 2025. ^{[2] [5]}

References

1. Williams, Kathryn (6 November 2025). "Luke Evans' 'gripping' new ITV drama about 'class, sex, shame and power' is being made in Wales". Walesonline. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
2. Goldbart, Max (6 November 2025). "Luke Evans Starring In ITV Thriller 'The Party' Adapted From Novel By 'How To Fail' Podcast's Elizabeth Day". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
3. Fallon, Heather (6 November 2025). "World Productions adapting Elizabeth Day novel for ITV". Broadcast Now. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
4. "World preps Luke Evans starrer, The Party, for ITV". Televisual. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
5. Cormack, Morgan (6 November 2025). "Luke Evans stars in first look at ITV's new Welsh crime drama based on best-selling novel". Radio Times. Retrieved 6 November 2025.