Hard Sun

Hard Sun
Series title over a black sun
Genre
Created byNeil Cross
Written byNeil Cross
Starring
ComposerNeil Davidge
Country of originUnited Kingdom
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE.
Production
Executive producers
  • Neil Cross
  • Kate Harwood
  • Elizabeth Kilgarriff
ProducerHugh Warren
Running time54–56 minutes
Production companyEuston Films
Original release
NetworkBBC One (UK)
Hulu (US)
Release6 January (2018-01-06) –
10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)
Infobox instructions (only shown in preview)

Hard Sun is a pre-apocalyptic British crime drama television series, created and written by Neil Cross, starring Agyness Deyn and Jim Sturgess as the principal characters, DI Elaine Renko and DCI Charlie Hicks. The series is a BBC co-production with the American streaming service Hulu.[1][2]

The series contains six episodes. It premiered on BBC One on 6 January 2018, with all six episodes subsequently available on the same day via BBC iPlayer. The series premiered on Hulu in the United States on 7 March 2018.[3][4] The series has also been acquired by the Seven Network in Australia,[5] ZDF in Germany[6] and SVT in Sweden.[7] The first series was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 19 February 2018.[8] The show was inspired by the David Bowie song "Five Years".[9]

Writer Neil Cross has since expressed his wish to continue the series beyond its first run, claiming he has sketched out a potential five-year story arc.[10] It was cancelled after one season.[11]

  1. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (6 January 2017). "Hulu Teams With BBC For Neil Cross Crime Series 'Hard Sun', Jim Sturgess & Agyness Deyn To Star". Deadline Hollywood.
  2. ^ Whitbrook, James (9 February 2018). "In the First Trailer for Hard Sun, Law and Order Crumbles in the Face of the Apocalypse". Gizmodo. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  3. ^ Pedersen, Erik (14 November 2017). "Hulu Sets Premiere Dates For 'Handmaid's Tale', 'The Path' & Two New Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  4. ^ "BBC Programming". BBC. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  5. ^ Knox, David (13 December 2017). "Seven picks up UK drama Hard Sun". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  6. ^ Clarke, Stewart (10 October 2017). "Germany's ZDF Boards 'Hard Sun,' New Series for BBC and Hulu From 'Luther' Creator".
  7. ^ Sweden, Sveriges Television AB, Stockholm, Hard sun - Avsnitt 1 (in Swedish), archived from the original on 9 March 2018, retrieved 8 March 2018{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Hard Sun". 23 March 2018 – via Amazon.
  9. ^ "'Hard Sun': How David Bowie Inspired Hulu's Apocalypse Drama". "The Wrap".
  10. ^ "Is Hard Sun getting a second series? Creator Neil Cross is planning 5".
  11. ^ Harrison, Ellie (15 August 2018). "Hard Sun dropped by BBC after one series". Radio Times. Retrieved 15 August 2018.