The Assassin sets premiere date in the UK and Ireland with explosive new trailer

The UK Acquisition series will premiere exclusively on Prime Video on Friday 25 July in the UK and Ireland

The action thriller stars Keeley Hawes and Freddie Highmore

Prime Video has released the action-packed trailer starring Keeley Hawes (Scoop, Miss Austen) and Freddie Highmore (The Good Doctor, Bates Motel) in its latest UK Acquisition series, The Assassin. Created by writing duo Harry & Jack Williams, The Assassin launches on Prime Video on Friday 25 July in the UK & Ireland. The six-part series is produced by award-winning production company Two Brothers Pictures (The Tourist, Boat Story, Fleabag) in association with ZDF who is the German co-production partner, All3Media International, and Stan in Australia.

The trailer sees retired assassin Julie (Keeley Hawes) and her estranged son Edward (Freddie Highmore) amidst high-stake drama and thrilling action as they are forced to flee an idyllic Greek island when Julie's dangerous past catches up with her. With questions around Edward's paternity and Julie's past life as a hitwoman, the pair go on the run across Europe, working together in a fight for survival.

Along the way, their dysfunctional relationship is tested to its limits. They uncover a dark conspiracy they believe to be their only threat, but a greater danger emerges that could destroy their relationship entirely. In a race against time, Julie fights to save Edward and salvage their relationship as past and present collide in a showdown across the globe...

Alongside Keeley Hawes and Freddie Highmore, who each serve as Executive Producers, The Assassin also stars an internationally renowned cast including Gina Gershon (Riverdale, New Amsterdam), Shalom Brune-Franklin (The Tourist, Baby Reindeer), Jack Davenport (The Morning Show, Pirates of the Caribbean), Alan Dale (Dynasty, Lost), Gerald Kyd (The Swarm, The Split), Devon Terrell (Totally Completely Fine, Cursed), Richard Dormer (Blue Lights, Game of Thrones) and David Dencik (The Ipcress File, No Time To Die).

The Assassin is a Two Brothers Pictures (an All3Media company) production for Prime Video, in association with All3Media International, ZDF and Stan. The 6x60 drama has been written and created by Harry and Jack Williams (The Tourist, Boat Story, The Missing) with Krissie Ducker (Killing Eve, Sweetpea), Hamish Wright (Significant Other) - who serve as executive producers - and Selina Lim (Sex Education) also writing. Sarah Hammond (The Tourist, Boat Story), Daisy Mount (Wilderness, The Rig) and Alex Mercer (The Tourist, Inside Man) serve as executive producers for Two Brothers Pictures, and Keeley Hawes and Freddie Highmore also serving as executive producers. Nige Watson (One Day) is producer with Lisa Mulcahy (The Tourist) directing episodes 1-3 and Daniel Nettheim (The Tourist) directing episodes 4-6. Kelly Valentine Hendry (Bridgerton) and Jessica Mescall (Mary & George) serve as casting directors. Faliro House Productions are the Greek service company.

The Assassin will join the thousands of TV shows and movies in the Prime Video catalogue, including UK produced Amazon Original series such as The Devil's Hour, The Rig and Clarkson's Farm, as well as global Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies, such as The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Fallout, The Summer I Turned Pretty and The Idea of You. This is all available with a Prime membership. Prime subscribers in the UK can enjoy savings, convenience, and entertainment, all in a single membership for just £8.99 per month or £95 per year.

Prime members will be able to watch all episodes of The Assassin anywhere and anytime on the Prime Video app for smart TVs, mobile devices, Fire TV, Fire TV stick, Fire tablets, Apple TV. In the Prime Video app, Prime members can download episodes on their mobile devices and tablets and watch anywhere offline at no additional cost.

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About Two Brothers Pictures

Two Brothers Pictures was set up by Golden Globe and Emmy award winning writers and producers Harry and Jack Williams in 2014. Producing quality scripted television in the UK and internationally, Two Brothers Pictures is one of the most exciting and successful production companies in the UK. The London based independent, which joined the All3Media family in February 2017, has produced some of TVs best loved shows including Phoebe Waller-Bridge's multi-award-winning, modern cult classic, Fleabag (for BBC and Amazon), much talked about drama Liar (ITV), the hugely successful Baptiste (BBC), critically acclaimed Boat Story (BBC & Amazon) and two series of smash hit The Tourist starring Jamie Dornan and Danielle Macdonald (BBC, HBO Max, Stan and Netflix).

About ZDF

ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen) is Germany's national public television broadcaster. It is run as an independent non-profit corporation under the authority of the Länder, the sixteen states that constitute the Federal Republic of Germany. The nationwide channel ZDF has been broadcasting since 1st April 1963 and remains one of the country's leading sources of information. ZDF offers full-range generalist programming with a mix of information, education, arts, entertainment and sports. Today, ZDF also operates the two thematic channels ZDFneo and ZDFinfo. In partnership with other public broadcasters, ZDF jointly operates the internet-only offer funk, the German channels PHOENIX and KiKA, and the European channels 3sat and ARTE. More information https://www.zdf.de/zdfunternehmen/factsandfigures-100.html

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Stan's original production slate includes hit series BLACK SNOW starring Travis Fimmel; Emmy(R)-nominated drama series THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ; THOU SHALT NOT STEAL starring Noah Taylor, Miranda Otto, Will McDonald and Sherry-Lee Watson; groundbreaking LBGTQIA+ series INVISIBLE BOYS; TEN POUND POMS inspired by true Australian events and starring Michelle Keegan, the Stan Original Dating series LOVE TRIANGLE, a modern take on the struggle for love; BUMP, a modern parenthood drama starring Claudia Karvan; SCRUBLANDS, based on the best-selling novel by Chris Hammer starring Luke Arnold and Bella Heathcote; and countless other acclaimed original series and films.

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About All3Media International

All3Media International distributes popular, award-winning TV programmes to over 1,000 broadcasters and media platforms around the world. The company has been celebrated for producing, marketing and distributing high-quality, ground-breaking and pioneering shows to a global audience, consistently topping the Broadcast and Televisual annual Indies Surveys and receiving the Queen's Award for Enterprise in recognition of its growth - twice. Its catalogue contains over 35,000 hours of content across all genres.

As well as one of the top-selling drama series MIDSOMER MURDERS, All3Media International's quality scripted content includes FLEABAG, ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL, IT'S A SIN, TRIGGER POINT, THE TOURIST, MYSTERY ROAD, VAN DER VALK and THE ENGLISH. Its non-scripted content slate includes premium factual documentaries such as WHO IS GHISLAINE MAXWELL? and FEVER PITCH: THE RISE OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE as well as various factual entertainment titles including ESCAPE TO THE CHATEAU, GREAT BRITISH MENU and FOUR IN A BED. The company also represents brands featuring some of television's most beloved names including Monty Don, Alan Titchmarsh, Gordon Ramsay, Mary Beard and Grayson Perry. All3Media International's celebrated formats include THE TRAITORS, GOGGLEBOX, UNDERCOVER BOSS, LINGO, THE DOG HOUSE and RACE ACROSS THE WORLD, and it also represents an extensive list of successful scripted formats including LIAR, BLOOD, CHEAT and QUEER AS FOLK.

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