Deep State (TV series)

Deep State
GenreDrama
Thriller
Created bySimon Maxwell[1]
Matthew Parkhill[1]
Directed by
Starring
Music byHarry Escott[3]
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes16 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producers
  • Sara Johnson[3]
  • Matthew Parkhill[4]
  • Hilary Bevan Jones[3]
  • Alan Greenspan[3]
  • Helen Flint[3]
  • Jeff Ford[3]
ProducerKhadija Alami[4]
Cinematography
  • David Higgs
  • Nic Lawson
Running time50 minutes
Production companies
  • Endor Productions
  • Mookville
  • K Films
  • 6 Degree Media
  • Little Island Productions
Original release
NetworkFox
Release5 April 2018 (2018-04-05) –
27 June 2019 (2019-06-27)
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Deep State is a British espionage thriller television series, written and created by Matthew Parkhill and Simon Maxwell, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on Fox on 5 April 2018.[5] The first eight-part series, which began filming in May 2017, stars Mark Strong as Max Easton, a former field agent for MI6 who is recruited back into the field.[6] The series co-starred Walton Goggins, Joe Dempsie, Karima Adebibe, Lyne Renée, Anastasia Griffith and Alistair Petrie.

The series is produced by Endor Productions for the Fox Networks Group of Europe and Africa.[1][7] As well as co-creating the series, Parkhill also serves as showrunner, executive producer and director of four of the eight episodes.[2] The series premiered in the United States on 17 June 2018 on Epix.[8]

A second season was commissioned on 5 April 2018.[9] The second season premiered on 28 April 2019 in the United States, starring Walton Goggins as an ex-CIA operative drawn into a political crisis in Mali.[10][11] As of 2022, there has been no confirmation of a third series.

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  2. ^ a b c "Casting News: Mark Strong is Set to Star in FOX Espionage Thriller Series 'Deep State' | BBC America". BBC America. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Harry Escott Scoring 'Deep State'". Film Music Reporter. 31 January 2018. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b Ritman, Alex (16 October 2017). "MIPCOM: On the Set of 'Deep State' With Mark Strong". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  5. ^ Barraclough, Leo (31 March 2017). "Mark Strong to Star in Fox Espionage Thriller 'Deep State'". Variety. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  6. ^ Deep State, Anastasia Griffith, Simone Ashley, Yves Aubert, archived from the original on 15 November 2020, retrieved 19 January 2018{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. ^ "Fox to return to the Deep State with second season order for Endor Productions show". Red Arrow Studios. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  8. ^ Petski, Denise (15 March 2018). "'Deep State' Espionage Drama Starring Mark Strong & Joe Dempsi Lands at Epix for U.S." Archived 14 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  9. ^ White, Peter (5 April 2018). "Fox Network Group Renews Spy Thriller 'Deep State' for Second Season ahead of Debut." Archived 15 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  10. ^ "'Deep State' Renewed for Season 2 on Epix + Trailer + Premiere Date | RenewCancelTV". 23 February 2019. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  11. ^ White, Peter (22 February 2019). "'Deep State' Returns With Walton Goggins; First-Look at Second Season of Fox Networks & Epix's Political Drama". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2019.