May 2 2024 – The Beast Must Die is a gripping contemporary revenge thriller set on the Isle of Wight. Following the hit and run of a six-year-old boy, his mother (Cush Jumbo OBE, The Good Wife, The Good Fight, Deadwater Fell) is intent on avenging his death and the only thing keeping her going is the desire to hunt down and kill the man she believes is responsible. The troubled yet brilliant Detective Strangeways (Billy Howle, The Serpent, MotherFatherSon, On Chesil Beach) has to unpick this web of tragedy and steer a course to justice.

The stellar cast includes Bafta-winning and Golden Globe & Emmy nominated Jared Harris (Chernobyl, The Crown, Mad Men), Bafta-nominated Geraldine James OBE (Back to Life, Anne with an E, Utopia), Nathaniel Parker (The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, The Outcast, Vanity Fair), Maeve Dermody (Carnival Row, Marcella, The Frankenstein Chronicles), Mia Tomlinson (The Lost Pirate Kingdom) and newcomer Barney Sayburn.

The series is directed by Dome Karukoski (Tolkien, Tom of Finland), produced by Sarada McDermott (Bridgerton, Official Secrets) and adapted for the screen by screenwriter Gaby Chiappe (Their Finest, Shetland, Vera). The series is based on the novel by Nicholas Blake (pen name of Cecil Day-Lewis CBE). Executive Producers are Ed Rubin and Emma Broughton for New Regency, Marina Brackenbury and David W Zucker for Scott Free, Nathaniel Parker and Gaby Chiappe.

The Beast Must Die is streaming on ITVX from Thursday 2nd May.

Interview With Cush Jumbo

The Beast Must Die is coming to ITVX this May, describe the show and why should

audiences tune in?
The show is dark, thrilling and has a lot of unexpected twists and turns!

Tell us a bit about your character

I loved the idea of an ordinary woman who goes to extraordinary lengths to get jus8ce for
her murdered child. Any mother would do the same if she could.

What was it about the story that drew you to the project?

It was a dream of to work alongside Jared Harris. he’s terrifying on the show but so lovely to
work with in reality!

Are you looking forward to a new audience discovering the show?

I’m so excited for new audiences to see the show, when you make something as special as
this you hope it will be seen by as many people as possible.

Tell us a bit about what it was like filming on the Isle of Wight

We this during lockdown and the whole crew were bubbled in different houses, it was very
bonding having each other during such a strange 8me. The highlight for me was learning to
sail, it’s hobby that I s8ll do today!

Describe The Beast Must Die in three words

Murderous, scary and thrilling