Too Good to Be True (miniseries)

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Too Good to Be True
GenreDrama
Screenplay byCameron McAllister
Nessah Muthy
Story byMegan K Fox
Starring Kara Tointon
Allen Leech
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
  • David Collins
  • Sam Tipper-Hale
  • David Nath
ProducerJohn Wallace
Production companies
  • Story Films
  • Samson Films
Original release
Network Channel 5
Release14 February (2024-02-14) 
22 February 2024 (2024-02-22)

Too Good to Be True is a 2024 British psychological thriller miniseries produced for Channel 5.

Contents

Premise

A single mother who works as a cleaner is offered a job to work exclusively for a rich client. But is the offer too good to be true? [1]

Cast

Production

Originally commissioned with the title The Hunted in May 2023, the series is produced by Story Films. [2] Executive Producers are Sam Tipper-Hale and David Nath for Story Films and David Collins for Samson Films. [3] Megan K Fox is director and John Wallace is producer. Screenwriters are Cameron McAllister and Nessah Muthy on the four-part series. Kara Tointon and Allen Leech were confirmed in the lead cast in May 2023. [4]

Filming for the series began in May 2023 on location in Ireland. [5] Whilst filming in Dublin, Tointon suffered an injury when she tore her Anterior cruciate ligament in her knee during filming. [6]

Broadcast

The series is broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK from 14 February 2024. [7] It was also broadcast on Virgin Media Television in the Republic of Ireland later in 2024 under the alternate title of Captivated.

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