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''Hard Sun'' was a pre-apocalyptic
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crime
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drama
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series, created and written by
Neil Cross
Neil Cross ( Neil Claude Gadd; born 9 February 1969) is a British novelist and scriptwriter, best known as the creator of the drama series ''Luther'' and ''Hard Sun''. He is also the showrunner for the TV adaptation of '' The Mosquito Coast'', ...
, starring
Agyness Deyn
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and
Jim Sturgess
James Anthony Sturgess''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at ancestry.com (born 16 May 1978) is an English actor and singer-songwriter. His first major role was as Jude in the musical romance drama film ''Acro ...
as the principal characters, DI Elaine Renko and DCI Charlie Hicks. The series is a
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co-production with the American streaming service
Hulu.
The first series contains six episodes. It premiered on
BBC One
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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
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on 7 March 2018. The series has also been acquired by the
Seven Network
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in Australia,
ZDF
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in Germany and
SVT in Sweden. The first series was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 19 February 2018.
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. It was cancelled after one season.
Premise
''Hard Sun'' is a pre-apocalyptic crime drama set in contemporary
London
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. The protagonists are two mismatched police officers, Charlie Hicks and Elaine Renko, who stumble upon proof that a mysterious cosmic event will destroy the earth in five years, a fact the government is trying to keep secret to avoid complete anarchy. The duo is pursued by
MI5
The Security Service, also known as MI5 ( Military Intelligence, Section 5), is the United Kingdom's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency and is part of its intelligence machinery alongside the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), G ...
operatives who are trying to silence them for good.
Cast and characters
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Jim Sturgess
James Anthony Sturgess''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at ancestry.com (born 16 May 1978) is an English actor and singer-songwriter. His first major role was as Jude in the musical romance drama film ''Acro ...
as Detective Chief Inspector Charlie Hicks
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Agyness Deyn
Agyness Deyn (; born Laura Michelle Hollins; 16 February 1983) is an English model and actress. She is best known for her successful modelling career in the 2000s, and has been called one of the decade's top models. Since her retirement from mod ...
as Detective Inspector Elaine Renko
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Nikki Amuka-Bird
Nikki Amuka-Bird (born 27 February 1976) is a Nigerian-born British actress of the stage, television, and film.
Early life
Amuka-Bird was born in Delta State, Nigeria, where her father still lives. She left there as a young child with her mo ...
as Grace Morrigan
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Owain Arthur
Owain Arthur (born 5 March 1983) is a Welsh actor, who rose to fame playing ''Francis Henshall'' in The National Theatre's production of '' One Man, Two Guvnors'' at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.
His early years were spent in Bangor, Wales, fi ...
as Detective Sergeant Keith Greener
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Lorraine Burroughs
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Burroughs is best known for her role in the play ''The Mounta ...
as Simone Hicks
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Richard Coyle
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Early and personal life
Coyle was born in Sheffield, En ...
as Thom Blackwood
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Dermot Crowley
Dermot Crowley (born 19 March 1947) is an Irish stage, film and television actor.
Life and career Theatre
Crowley's stage work has included a leading role in an Olivier Award winning production of Conor McPherson's ''The Weir'', which played ...
as Father Dennis Chapman
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Varada Sethu
Varada Sethu (born 1992) is an Indian-born British actress, best known for playing DS Mishal Ali in the BBC apocalyptic TV Series ''Hard Sun''. She has also featured in ''Now You See Me 2'' as the assistant to Michael Caine’s character.
Early ...
as Detective Sergeant Mishal Ali
* Jojo Macari as Daniel Renko
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Adrian Rawlins
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Early life
Rawlin ...
as Detective Sergeant George Mooney
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Derek Riddell
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as Detective Chief Superintendent Roland Bell
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Ukweli Roach as Will Benedetti
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Joplin Sibtain as Detective Sergeant Herbie Sarafian
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Aisling Bea
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as Mari Butler
Reception
Critical reception
Reviews for the first season were mixed. On the
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website
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, the first season holds a 50% approval rating with an average rating of 6.46 out of 10, based on 30 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "''Hard Suns heady mix of narrative and visual flourishes buckle under a surfeit of clichés that ultimately weigh it down and leave the show a muddled mess."
Metacritic
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, which uses a weighted average, assigned the season a score of 46 out of 100 based on 9 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Episodes
References
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