Marcella (TV series)

Marcella
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GenreCrime noir
Nordic noir
Created by
Written byHans Rosenfeldt
Starring
Opening theme"Fall" — The Bug, featuring Inga Copeland
ComposerLorne Balfe
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes24 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producers
ProducerAndrew Woodhead
Production locationsLondon, UK (2016–2018)
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK (2021)
CinematographyUla Pontikos
EditorLiana Del Giudice
Running time42–46 minutes
Production companiesBuccaneer Media
Amber Entertainment
Original release
NetworkITV (UK)
Netflix (International)
Release4 April 2016 (2016-04-04) –
16 March 2021 (2021-03-16)
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Marcella is a British Nordic noir detective series,[1][2][3] written, directed and produced by Swedish screenwriter Hans Rosenfeldt, creator of The Bridge. The series is produced by Buccaneer Media for ITV and distributed worldwide by Buccaneer's parent company Cineflix.[4] It was first shown on ITV on 4 April 2016, with seven further episodes released weekly.[5]

The series stars Anna Friel as Marcella Backland, a former London detective who returns to work to investigate an open case from 11 years earlier involving an unidentified serial killer who appears to have become active again. She has a hectic home life as her husband, Jason (Nicholas Pinnock), has decided to leave her and their two children are in boarding school. Nina Sosanya (series one), Ray Panthaki and Jamie Bamber are also credited as principal members of the cast.[citation needed]

The series was commissioned in June 2015,[6] with location filming taking place in London and the Port of Dover.[7] After their first release on ITV, the episodes were made available to stream on Netflix outside the United Kingdom.[8] The first series was released on DVD via Universal Pictures UK on 20 June 2016.[9] In 2017, Friel was awarded the International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Marcella.[10]

On 26 August 2016, ITV announced that a second series had been commissioned.[11] The second series premiered on 19 February 2018[12] and was released on DVD on 16 April 2018.[13] On 3 October 2018 it was announced that Marcella would be returning to ITV for a third series. It premiered internationally on Netflix on 14 June 2020,[14] and began airing on ITV in the UK on 26 January 2021;[15][16] it was also expected to be released on DVD in March 2021.[17]

  1. ^ Tate, Gabriel (4 April 2016). "Anna Friel was terrific in Marcella but was ITV's drama too violent?". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. ^ Saner, Emine (5 April 2016). "Marcella review: skilful Scandi noir comes to London – knitwear and all". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. ^ Allen, Ben (26 August 2016). "Anna Friel Scandi-style detective thriller Marcella confirmed for a second series". Radio Times. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Marcella". Buccaneer. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Anna Friel: I've always found beauty in flaws". BBC News. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  6. ^ "ITV commissions drama series Marcella". Press Centre. No. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  7. ^ Kent Film Office (March 2016). "Marcella". Kent Film Office.
  8. ^ Nolan, Emma (5 March 2018). "Marcella season 2 Netflix release date: How to watch Marcella season 2 online". Express. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Marcella [DVD] [2015]". Amazon.co.uk. 20 June 2016.
  10. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (21 November 2017). "Kenneth Branagh, Anna Friel, 'Alan Partridge,' and 'Mammon II' Win International Emmy Awards". Variety. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  11. ^ "ITV commissions second series of Marcella starring Anna Friel". ITV. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Anna Friel celebrates International Emmy Award win for Marcella". BBC News. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Marcella - Series 2". Amazon. UK. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  14. ^ Sorren, Martha (14 June 2020). "Will 'Marcella' Return For Season 4? It Will Be A Long Wait". Bustle. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  15. ^ @ITV (26 January 2021). "Marcella returns for a brand new series. Tonight 9pm" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Marcella Episode 1". Press Centre. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Marcella: Series Three | DVD". HMV. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.