From Two Brothers Pictures and starring Lennie James, Nightswimming has landed a commission at ITV, with Banijay Rights set to distribute.
James referred to the new Harry and Jack Williams thriller as a “juicy, grown-up thriller about family, love, loss, betrayal, redemption and the price of justice. Matthew is the kind of character I love to play, full of complexity, contradiction and conviction. This is top-notch storytelling, and I’m chuffed to be a part of it.”
The Williams brothers EP alongside Daisy Mount, Sarah Hammond and James. Cleo Hetherington is co-executive producer, and Georgina Lowe is producer. Filming commences in Portugal during the spring of 2027.
Harry and Jack Williams said, “We absolutely relished writing Nightswimming; it’s a small-town thriller with a morally murky edge, grounded in a knotty, complex character. We can’t wait to work with ITV again and to see what Lennie—who we are thrilled to have on board—does with ‘Matthew’ when we begin filming in Portugal next year.”
Polly Hill, director of drama at ITV, added, “Nightswimming is an incredible thriller with all the twists and surprises you would expect from them. It will keep the audience on the edge of their seat. At the heart of it, though, is Matthew, who is in a nightmare of his own, being wrongly accused of killing his family. I am so thrilled that Lennie James has agreed to play him. I think it’s going to be an unmissable drama.”
Two Brothers is now a Banijay UK company.
